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Multi-Platinum Canadian alt-pop visionary and global icon! We are incredibly excited to have Allie X headline Bristol Pride 2025.

Over the past decade she has cemented herself in the pop pantheon as one of music’s sharpest, most insightful, and trendsetting artists. With over half a billion streams online, she’s set to bring a bold, high-concept live show to the festival, filled with her signature synth-pop sounds and rebellious spirit to close out the Main Stage.

Known for her boundary-pushing sound and fearless aesthetic, she’s toured with and written hits with artists including Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, MARINA, BTS, Empress Of and The Vamps.

Recent album Girl With No Face is inspired by the technology and hedonism of the early 80’s new wave scene, the album’s analog-leaning songs are a series of stark contradictions – retro in feel but ultra-modern in subject matter. It’s going to be a very special performance.

Since their international breakthrough in 2006, Cascada has established itself as one of the most influential forces in the international dance music scene.

The group have sold over 30 million records worldwide to date. Charismatic lead singer Natalie Horler’s distinctive voice lends Cascada an unmistakable sound, and she continues to aim for further success releasing the disco and funk inspired album “Studio 24” in 2024.

Single “Every time We Touch” was a USA Billboards top 10 and reached Number 2 in the UK Charts while “Evacuate The Dancefloor” was a global anthem reaching number 1 in the UK, Top 5 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand and Top 10 in many countries around the world.

We cannot wait for Cascada to join us on the Main Stage for Bristol Pride 2025!

Tom Rasmussen (they/them) is a London-based artist and prominent figure in the LGBT+ community. Known for their dark dance music that blends pop, queer club culture, and their experiences as a former drag performer, Tom’s debut album, Body Building (Globe Town Records 2023), received critical acclaim and they release their second album Live Wire last last year.

Expect a set packed with hard-hitting beats, emotional depth, and pure magic as Tom delivers a raw, celebration of identity and Pride.

Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE is a Queer writer, director, composer, choreographer, designer, producer and performer working in film, theatre, television and radio. Having written and directed 40 plays over the last 20 years along with several feature films, shorts and tv episodes and series, he has won several awards including the Sony Award, the Los Angeles Outfest Screenwriting and Outstanding Achievement awards, plus both a MBE for contributions to drama and an honorary doctor of letters from the University of Warwick.

His projects include several LGBTQI+ feature films and TV series, including ‘Blackbird’ starring Oscar-winning actress, Mo’nique, ‘Stonewall’ for the BBC, Metrosexuality for Channel 4, the worlds first black gay mainstream tv show ’ Noah’s Arc for MTV LOGO as well as FIT, KickOff and Bashment for his own company Team Angelica. Rikki wrote and directed Summer in London at Theatre Royal Stratford for an entirely trans cast. He was one of the creative directors of the Visionary Youth Project for young Queer European Film Activists.

Rikki’s passion for encouraging Queer wellness, creativity and creative business sense in others has made a committed and effective mentor to a great many LGBTQI+ writers, actors, composers and directors around the world. As week as hosting the Annual UK Black Pride Event, Rikki is also proud to have hosted large scale Voguing balls around the country for the last 15 years.

From the vibrant streets of Birmingham, UK, to the pulsating heart of Berlin, AKA KELZZ (they/them) has evolved into a captivating act weaving a tapestry of soulful melodies and introspective lyrics. 

AKA KELZZ’s voice, a blend of velvety warmth and raw emotion, serves as the anchor of the music, transporting the listener into a realm of vulnerability and introspection. Kelzz’s music is a wonderful blend of neo-soul, lo-fi and urban pop with a hint of their Jamaican heritage.

Making waves in the music scene in Berlin and internationally they have support from artists such as Pip Millet, Madison Mcferrin, Shay Lia and Kaleo Sansaa.

The music is a testament to Kelzz’s unwavering authenticity, a bold self-expression that has earned them a loyal fan base and critical acclaim. With its captivating sound and heartfelt messages, Kelzz is a beacon of hope and inspiration, reminding us that vulnerability is not a weakness, but a strength that connects us all.

This year’s Afternoon Legend is the iconic Kim Wilde!

Winner of Best British Female Solo Artist at the Brit Awards, Kim Wilde has sold over 10 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide, making her the most-charted British female solo acts of the 80s.

Consistently performing and releasing music the 90s saw Kim continue to remain in the spotlight with the albums ‘Love
Moves’ and ‘Love Is’ featuring singles including ‘Love Is Holy’ and Bee Gee’s classic ‘If I Can’t Have You’ from ‘The Singles Collection 1981-1993’.

In 2013 Kim released the beautiful and critically acclaimed, ‘Wilde Winter Songbook’ album and in 2018, Kim released ‘Here Come The Aliens’, her 14th album to Worldwide acclaim. Charting in the UK album chart and all over the World, named BBC Radio 2 Album of the week and spawning several Top 10 Radio hits in the UK.

Maintaining her reputation as a formidable live performer, she joins the Bristol Pride line-up as part of her European ‘Closer Tour’ with her band, and will perform a string of iconic hits including You Came, You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Never Trust a Stranger, Chequered Love and of course, Kids In America which has amassed over 221 million streams on Spotify. It’s going to be something very special!

Bobbi is Chief Executive of Trans in the City an organisation she founded in response to seeing a lack of co-operative working between global corporates to help the trans and non-binary community and has transformed it into a global organisation with over 350 major organisations collaborating on furthering trans awareness across the world.

With many years global diversity and inclusion experience along with senior operational and programme management experience in the banking, trading, technology and energy sectors she is extremely active in all areas of diversity and speaks at many events around the world on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in business, trans issues and diversity and inclusion in industry. She is in demand on radio, TV and other online mediums.

Bobbi is a Patron of FFLAG and of Swindon and Wiltshire Pride, a very proud golden champion of Stonewall Housing and a champion of Chippenham Pride, an Associate of the Wellcome Trust, a delegate for the UK United Nations Compact on Equality for Women and a Diversity Role Model.

She is the first trans person ever to close the London Stock Exchange, was voted #1 in the Yahoo Finance OUTstanding 50 LGBT+ Future Leaders’ List 2019, #4 in 2020, included in the PWC Stonewall 50 Inspirational Role Models 2019, was winner of the Rainbow Honours LGBTQ Champion Award 2019, the Nestle Diversity Champion Award at the 2020 British LGBT awards, placed #14 in the Pride Power List 2020, 12 in 2021, was a business nominee in the 2021 Diva Awards, winner of the Diversity Hero Award at the European Diversity Awards 2021 and was awarded Changemaker of the Year 2022 by Stonewall.

She has raised over £500K for LGBTIQA charities in the last 10 years.

After very many years when she struggled to stay alive she now finds such joy in life. That joy does not extend to tomatoes, aniseed or sultanas.

She plays guitar, bass and sings, enjoys painting, has two grown up children, a Cavapoo puppy and lives in Wiltshire, UK

Named one of Billboard Magazine’s Greatest Dance Artists Of All Time, and with a career spanning three decades and spawning massive crowd stompers such as Twisted, Automatic, Party Girl, New Kind Of Medicine, Found A Cure, How Long (Ultra Flava), If You Could Read My Mind, and the seminal, evergreen anthem Free, US singer, songwriter, DJ and producer Ultra Naté continues to be an integral force within the life blood of global House Music.

One of the first house music artists to sign a major label deal (with Warner Music UK), Ultra Naté’s sound has continually embraced a variety of genres including House, Soul, Disco, Electro-Pop, R&B, HipHop and Rock. Her catalogue is one steeped in timeless classics, impressive accolades and creative highlights with everyone from The Basement Boys, Nellee Hooper, D-Influence, Mood II Swing, Nona Hendryx, Lenny Kravitz and Frankie Knuckles, to N’Dea Davenport, NERVO, Todd Terry, Michelle Williams (Destiny’s Child), 4 Hero, Deee-lite, Masters At Work, Roger Sanchez and more.

Ultra’s #1 single “Free” shows no sign of letting up, 25 years after its original release. Ultra a widely noted ally of the international LGBT+ community and Free was universally named one of the Top Pride anthems of all time during 2019’s unprecedented global World Pride celebrations. In 2020 Tomorrowland’s influential One World Radio included the track in the Top 10 of its ‘Best Ibiza Anthems of All Time’. In 2021, Ultra was invited by dance maestro Pete Tong to close out his Ibiza Classics tour to crowds of 90,000. 2022 saw Swedish Pop duo Icona Pop collaborate with Ultra for a version of Free (You’re Free) and a historic performance from Ultra to a sold out Wembley Stadium for the Women’s Euro 2022 final, alongside Becky Hill and Stefflon Don.

2023 saw no let up for Ultra. Executive Producer Paris Hilton enlisted her to host the critically acclaimed #1 podcast The
History Of The World’s Greatest Nightclubs, while seminal cut If You Could Read My Mind celebrated its 25th anniversary with an exclusive package release. A year after ULTRA, Ultra dropped ULTRA DELUXE, with additional tracks DANGEROUS (So Dare Me) – the Top 5 indie disco smash with Les Bisous, YOU’RE FREE with Icona Pop, and new songs WORLD ON FIRE and UNBREAKABLE. The latter anthem was seized upon by global radio and across the entirety of the BBC Radio 2 daytime schedule.

Last year saw titular single ‘Party Girl’ from the cult classic 90s Parker Posey film of the same name re-imagined by Scottish rave upstarts KIMMIC and released worldwide, while synth-pop star and Bristol Pride alumni Bright Light Bright Light brought Ultra on for his ‘Every Emotion’ confection.

The 90s are back, and we are fully embracing it. With incredible powerful vocals, dance act Alex Party formed in 1993 and burst onto the music scene, becoming firmly embedded in the history and culture of Dance Music and the Euro Dance Scene.

Famous for 90’s dance Anthems ‘Don’t Give Me Your Life’, ‘Wrap me up’ and ‘Read My Lips’ which was the sound of Ibiza summer 93′. Don’t Give Me You Life catapulted their music across the globe with major success on the US and Australian charts as well as the UK and Europe.

Alex Party perform up and down the country at some of the UK’s biggest festivals and are here to bring a slice of 90’s summer to Pride Day.

Coined by ‘Wonderland’ as a “sensational breakout star”, indie pop artist and ‘Sex Education’ star Anthony Lexa has been “lighting up people’s playlists with beautiful alt-pop bops” (‘Notion’ 2023) since 2018. Hailed for her songwriting ability, she has worked with Itamar (RAYE, Ed Sheeran, Perrie Edwards), Gethin Pearson (Charli XCX, BLOC Party, Badly Drawn Boy) and Mark Elliot (FIZZ, Orla Gartland).

Anthony’s musical prowess has led her to perform at iconic London venues including The London Palladium, The Clapham Grand and Colour Factory as well as selling out her own London cabaret show. She’s taken to the stage at ‘Wireless’ and ‘Body Movements’ festival and spoken on panels with Channel 4, Soundcloud and even recorded an episode of the ‘QueerAF’ podcast.

With an accrued fanbase of over 180,000 loyal followers online, Ant has come a long way from her upbringing in rural Devon. Her focus is to create a safe space with her art for anyone who feels alienated, a feeling she knows all too well due to her skin condition and identity as a transgender woman.

She has grown up in the performing industry, but her activist based work cannot be ignored. This includes her efforts in raising over £40k with ‘Not A Phase’, presenting an award for ‘Just Like Us 2024’ in collaboration with Gay Times and her position as an ambassador for ‘GoFundMe’, ‘Think2Speak’ and ‘Changing Faces UK’.

We are so excited to welcome Ant to Bristol Pride!

A semi-finalist from The Voice UK 2024, Ace’s soulful cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way,” won over all the judges. Her voice, music, and story have helped her embrace her identity and we cannot wait to hear her stunning voice up on The Downs this July.

This Bristol institution has grown into the largest LGBT+ organisation in the South West, with over 150 members.

As well as weekly rehearsals and regular performances, they hold monthly social events and outreach work. Visit their stall in the community area tent to find out more.

Back as our 2025 Main Stage Host, with distinctive style and charm, Boogaloo Stu inhabits his own unique visually rich world which is irresistibly inviting, filled with an optimism that sparkles as brightly as the vintage lurex threads of his bespoke fashion looks. Stu has had a long and varied career as a DJ, theatre-maker and artist, with his audience always at the heart of his work. In recent years, he has honed his talents as a visual artist, creating striking dioramas and ceramics.

Opening Main Stage and DJing our longer changeovers, highly acclaimed DJ Neil Prince is noteworthy as tour DJ for renowned artists like Diana Ross, Bananarama, Chaka Khan, Sugababes and TLC. Residencies include Mighty Hoopla, Sink The Pink, Queens Of Pop and R & She, he’s played international festivals including Love International and Milkshake, and will be bringing the party to Pride.