An insider’s guide to Pride in Liverpool 2004

We speak to Andi Herring, CEO of the Liverpool City Region Pride Foundation, to get an insider’s guide this year's Pride in Liverpool events.

Transcript

00:00Be Heard is the theme of this year's Pride in Liverpool. For the free festival

00:05on Saturday 27th of July, homegrown talent and tribute acts join a

00:09glittering lineup of stars who will take to the main stage, including a set from

00:14the headline act Katrina, formerly of Katrina and the Waves.

00:18It's all systems go on site. We've been building since Tuesday, just making sure that the

00:22festival site can be the biggest and best we've ever had, but also more

00:26importantly that we're delivering an event that's not only safe but it's got

00:29something for everybody. March with Pride returns for what is anticipated to be

00:32the biggest march yet with the muster beginning from 10.30 a.m. at St. George's

00:36Plateau before thousands make their way through Liverpool City Centre and onto

00:40the Pier Head. First and foremost, we're a protest. That's why we start the

00:44Saturday off with our March with Pride. This year we're expecting even more than

00:4720,000 that came out to March with Keeve Pride last year and we're going to take

00:51over the streets for a good hour, hopefully in the sun, and making sure

00:54that we are getting our voices heard. It is all about just letting everyone see

00:57us for who we are, letting everyone see that we're not those scary things you see on

01:00the internet and social media. We are just part of our communities and either

01:04as part of the LGBT community or people that just are there to support us and

01:07support equality. It's gonna be a really good day. A marketplace of LGBT

01:11merchandise and products, food and drink, as well as activities for all the family.

01:15Not only have we got the full festival with the main stage back, which is again

01:18the biggest we've ever had, but also we've got an extra day with Friday as a

01:22Pride Classical and an extra overflow on Sunday with the British Firefighter

01:25Challenge. So we've got so much and there's so much for everyone to take part in.

01:28Elsewhere across the city at the Pride Quarter, the Masquerade Bar Street Party

01:33outdoor stage returns with headline act The Cheeky Girls. Over 12 LGBT plus

01:38venues in the city's Pride Quarter will be ready to keep the celebration going

01:42until the early hours. So on the Friday we've got Pride Classical which is the

01:47first time we've done something a little bit outside the box but also deliberately

01:50to raise money to keep Pride in Liverpool free and accessible. Pride Classical

01:54it's a 32-piece orchestra headlined by Scissor Sisters Jake Shears.