Friday, 8th May 09

Little Boots, this year’s new dance pop princess has been confirmed to join the Manchester Pride celebrations this August on the Saturday night of the Big Weekend.

She will be joining acts such as Bananarama, The Whip, The Blow Wave and Booty Luv, who are playing throughout the weekend.

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the festival’s four-day Big Weekend, which runs from 28 – 31 August, cost £12.50 plus booking fee and are available until 30 June.  From 1 July tickets will cost £17.50 plus booking fee.

Tickets can be purchased at www.manchesterpride.com or at various venues around the city. 

Jackie Crozier, festival manager of Manchester Pride, said: “It’s great that the festival can be supported by some of the brightest new music stars, alongside the older popular classics!  Little Boots is perfect for Saturday night and will bring the audience some of the newest electro-pop sounds in music today”  

The full programme of events can be found at: www.manchesterpride.com