Calum Scott and Hayley Kiyoko to help celebrate 50 years of Pride with Proud and Loud Concert
Calum and Hayley will be among a number of LGBTQ artists performing at Proud and Loud: Celebrating 50 Years Of Pride in June.
Words: Alastair James; provided
Calum Scott and Hayley Kiyoko have been announced as the first acts to be performing at a special concert to celebrate 50 years of Pride.
Proud and Loud: Celebrating 50 Years Of Pride will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 4 June and will raise money for Pride in London’s Unity Fund.
Scott and Kiyoko will be two of the LGBT+ acts raising the roof as part of an incredible line-up.
“A great moment to celebrate our journey”
The concert will be a chance to look back at the last 50 years of progress, as well as look to the current and future challenges facing the LGBTQ community, including a full ban on ‘conversion’ therapy and the fight for trans rights.
Pride in London’s Executive Director Christopher Joell-Deshields says, “The LGBT+ community in the UK has come so far in the past 50 years, and this concert will be a great moment to celebrate our journey and where we are today.”
He continues, “However, it is also a time to acknowledge the work still to be done and what the next 50 years will look like. We are so grateful to all of the artists, LGBT+ icons, and allies who will help make a night to remember.”
Scott, the UK singer-songwriter who rose to fame with his incredible cover of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ in 2015 and the trailblazing LA-based pop star, LGBTQ+ icon, and advocate, Hayley Kiyoko are set to be joined by other trailblazers and stars soon to be announced.
Celebrating the announcement on Instagram, Hayley said: “LONDON I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOUUU”
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Pride in London’s Unity Fund provides one-off grants to grassroots organisations helping the LGBTQ community. Recipients include; Out & Proud African LGBTI, FTM London / TransM London, Black Trans Alliance, London Gay Symphony Orchestra, and House of Rainbow CIC.
PiL has also recently announced the return of Pride’s Got Talent 2022, celebrating 10 years of elevating LGBT+ talent. A panel of industry-recognised judges will judge the final taking place in June 2022 with the biggest prize yet set to aid the winners in developing their career.
Proud & Loud has partnered with IHG Hotels & Resorts and the Europe Chapter of their LGBT+ Employee Network, Out & Open.
Tickets are available here.
The Attitude May/June issue is out now.
