Manchester Pride 2023: Sunday stage times and line-up as Jake Shears and Danny Beard headline

It was the cut that left residents feeling trapped - and businesses fearful for the future. But now the V2 bus - which links Atherton to Manchester, is set to return.

Brian May and Roger Taylor have confirmed the line-up of their ‘official tribute band’ Queen Extravaganza and announced a run of tour dates for 2024.Queen Extravaganza has been touring together for over a decade and features a line-up that was hand-picked by May and Taylor to perform their music.May and Taylor have now confirmed that the line-up for next year’s tour includes Nick Radcliffe on guitar, François-Olivier Doyon on bass, George Farrar on drums and Alirio Netto and Gareth Taylor on vocals.You can see the full list of 2024 dates below and buy your tickets here.FEBRUARY26 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall27 – Bradford, St George’s Hall28 – Newcastle, O2 City HallMARCH1 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo2 – Derby, Arena4 – Swansea, Arena5 – Bristol, Beacon6 – London, Eventim Apollo8 – Stockton, Globe9 – Manchester, O2 Apollo10 – Oxford, New Theatre12 – Eastbourne, Congress Theatre13 – Ipswich, Regent Theatre15 – Plymouth, Pavilion16 – Bournemouth, International Centre 17 – Truro, Hall For Cornwall19 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre21 – Belfast, Waterfront HallMeanwhile, in other Queen news, an auction took place earlier this week saw over 1,400 of Freddie Mercury’s personal possessions sold off, which May admitted was “too sad” to think about.The auction saw handwritten lyrics for some of Queen’s most famous songs, jewellery worn by Mercury, and his collection of artwork go under the hammer.In a social media post, May said of the action: “Freddie’s most intimate personal effects, and writings that were part of what we shared for so many years, will go under the hammer, to be knocked down to the highest bidder and dispersed forever.“I can’t look.

Rufus Wainwright performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week for the BBC Proms – honouring Jeff Buckley as well duetting with Jake Shears as he played his classic albums ‘Want One’ and ‘Want Two’ in full.Joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra on Tuesday (September 5) to deliver two separate sets to mark the 20th anniversary of his breakthrough third album ‘Want One’ from 2003 and the 2004 sister record ‘Want Two’, the night saw a fittingly opulent, full-bodied and sumptuous delivery of Wainwright’s most essential work.Towards the end of the second set for ‘Want Two’, Wainwright invited the billed special guest of Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears to the stage for closer ‘Old Whore’s Diet’, and noted how they used to date.“I do have to tell you a little story about the two of us, many years ago,” Wainwright began.“We went to a concert – Ween in Philadelphia. We made out in the car, it was lovely.

People in parts of Greater Manchester will be able to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows on Friday.

Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli insists his side are ready for a tough clash when they welcome Manchester United to the Emirates on Sunday.

As thousands made their way down Deansgate and towards Manchester’s Gay Village as part of this year’s huge Manchester Pride parade on Saturday, one float came to a temporary halt for a very special reason.

There is not much time left for Manchester United to strengthen their squad this summer.

For the first time since Manchester Pride 2023 kicked off on Friday, Manchester’s Gay Village came to a halt this evening as a sea of lights flickered from within Sackville Gardens.

If you weren't at Manchester Pride this weekend, you missed out. Big time.

Manchester United have reportedly been offered the opportunity to sign Barcelona full-back Marcos Alonso to help alleviate their left-back worries.

A few minutes past midday, a huge maypole with the colours of the rainbow flag turns the corner on Deansgate boldly telling the hundreds who have lined the streets that they are gathered here today to celebrate the Queerly Beloved.

The Manchester Pride celebrations rolled off the cobbles of Weatherfield on Friday night and onto the streets of the city on Saturday as cast and crew of the soap joined the huge parade celebrating LGBTQ+ life in the city.

Manchester Pride 2023 is finally here and with it brings four days of activism, party, protest and fun.

A drag queen who credits performing with saving their life is to make their Manchester Pride debut this weekend.

Thousands of people will head into Manchester city centre this bank holiday weekend to enjoy the annual Pride festival.

Erik ten Hag will be looking for a major improvement from his United side as they host Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford.

It's nearly that time of year when Manchester celebrates its LGBTQ+ community with its iconic Pride Parade.

It's Pride weekend which means thousands upon thousands of spectators will descend on the city to take part in the iconic Pride Parade in celebration of the city's LGBTQ+ community.

Manchester Pride 2023 is finally here and the city-region is being turned into one of the country’s biggest celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community.

We're only a few days from the start of Manchester Pride - one of the country’s biggest celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community. The annual Pride will take place over the August bank holiday weekend (August 25-28) and will feature plenty of fun, music, and events to keep you busy.