Girls Aloud have been announced as the first headline act of this year’s Brighton Pride and will perform in the city on August 3.
The girl-group will be the main act for the LGBTQ+ festival’s Pride in the Park event, which sees a range of artists perform live as part of Pride celebrations.
Announcing the news on X, formerly Twitter, Brighton & Hove Pride’s official account posted: ‘Brace yourselves for the ultimate girl band takeover!
‘As global sensation @GirlsAloud will be headlining the Main Stage at FABULOSO on Saturday 3rd August.’
Other artists set to perform across Brighton Pride on the first weekend in August include Mika, S Club and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Girls Aloud have been announced as the first headline act of this year’s Brighton Pride and will perform in the city on August 3
The girl-group will be the main act for the LGBTQ + festival’s Pride in the Park event, which sees a range of artists perform live as part of Pride celebrations
Tickets for the Fabuloso event at Preston Park are available from £59.50 via Brighton Pride’s official website.
Reacting to the news on X, fans of the band were ecstatic, with many excited at the prospect of seeing them live.
One user wrote: ‘Girls aloud at Brighton pride, ICONIC’.
A second fan added: ‘Girls aloud headlining brighton pride has just made my life
Another posted: ‘Girls Aloud headlining Brighton Pride?! Cannot wait for this content’.
A further post read: ‘Me not getting Girls Aloud Tickets but them turning up at Brighton pride when I’m booked there for the first time is actually PHENOMENAL!’
They were referring to missing out on tickets for the band’s 2024 reunion tour, which the group announced to mark the 21 year anniversary of themselves and the late Sarah Harding’s victory on Popstars: The Rivals.
Cheryl revealed the group had been discussing plans regarding a reunion for some time but put the idea on ice when Sarah – who died in September 2021 – was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She said in a statement: ‘We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20-year anniversary a few years ago. The anniversary seemed like an obvious thing that we would celebrate.
Reacting to the news on X, fans of the band were ecstatic, with many excited at the prospect of seeing them live
‘But when Sarah fell ill all priorities changed. She passed away a year before the anniversary and it just didn’t feel right, it felt too soon.’
The group plan to use the tour to “celebrate” their late friend.
Cheryl added: ‘But now, I think there is an energy that does makes it feel right. It’s the right time to celebrate Sarah, it’s the right time to celebrate the band and the right time to celebrate the fact we can still do this 21 years later. That’s a big honour in lots of ways.’
Girls Aloud originally formed in 2002 and, after winning ITV’s Pop Stars: The Rivals shot to fame, achieving 20 top-ten singles and five BRIT award nominations.
The group took an initial break in 2009 to pursue other projects before they split for good in 2013.
The band will embark on a reunion tour in 2024 , which the group announced to mark the 21 year anniversary of themselves and the late Sarah Harding’s victory on Popstars: The Rivals
Icons: Girls Aloud originally formed in 2002 on ITV ‘s Pop Stars: The Rivals and shot to fame, achieving 20 top-ten singles and five BRIT award nominations, (pictured with Sarah, far left in 2005)
