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Mighty Hoopla founders are ‘disrupting the fundraising industry’ with Pink Noise

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Mighty Hoopla founders Glyn Fussell and Jamie Tagg speak with GAY TIMES about their ‘disruptive’ new LGBTQIA+ foundation Pink Noise and the future of their pop music extravaganza. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Glyn Fussell and Jamie Tagg love a bit of disruption. With their beloved LGBTQIA+ club night Sink the Pink, the duo injected some much-needed rainbow energy into a rather sanitised and heteronormative industry, bathing queers in glitter and sweat for over thirteen years. And over on the festival circuit, Fussell and Tagg are the masterminds behind Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s ultimate…

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Getting “freaky and destructive” with Rita Ora

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Rita Ora speaks with GAY TIMES about her summer banger ‘Ask & Ye Shall Receive’, her “risky” new era and – very important – Taika Waititi’s stance on pop music. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROSIE MATHESON Five UK chart-toppers, a black bob-assisted S&M film trilogy appearance and six seasons of speculating whether [insert kooky beast here] is [insert iconic singer here] later… Rita Ora is finally entering her ‘weird’ era. In the visual for her infectious summer banger ‘Ask & Ye Shall Receive’, the multi-hyphenate embraces her inner Harley…

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Mighty Hoopla 2024: The best photos from this year’s pop extravaganza

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With performances from Nelly Furtado, Jessie Ware, Rita Ora, Jojo Siwa and En Vogue, this year marked the most iconic Mighty Hoopla to date. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOS BY LUKE DYSON AND CORINNE CUMMING Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s ultimate pop music extravaganza, welcomed over 60,000 festival-goers for its seventh (and most iconic) year (so far!) of industry icons and queer trailblazers. Returning for another weekend at Brockwell Park, London (1-2 June), the inclusive and diverse spectacle witnessed killer sets from legendary pop acts such as Nelly Furtado, Jessie Ware,…

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Mighty Hoopla’s Queertopia acts celebrate “liberating” new stage

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Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s ultimate pop extravaganza, is back for a seventh year with its most insane line-up of pop icons and queer trailblazers. The event, which takes place annually in Brockwell Park, London, has previously featured industry legends such as Anastasia, Kelly Rowland, Natasha Bedingfield, Kelis, Sugababes and Sister Sledge. The line-up for this year’s pop spectacle is – once again – major, with performances from Jessie Ware, En Vogue, Slayyyter, Rita Ora, Eve, Rebecca Black, Alison Goldfrapp, Jojo Siwa, Rachel Stevens, Bambie Thug, The Veronicas, Bananarama, Cher Lloyd…

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‘It’s camp’: Natasha Bedingfield wants this song of hers in a Drag Race lip-sync

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Natasha Bedingfield has revealed the song in her discography that deserves the lip-sync treatment on RuPaul’s Drag Race.  The British pop icon recently made her debut appearance at Mighty Hoopla 2023, where she performed classics such as Single, These Words, Unwritten, Love Like This and Pocketful of Sunshine.  Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s ultimate celebration of iconic and enduring pop music, featured additional sets from stars such as Kelly Rowland, Loreen, Years & Years, Jake Shears, Kelis and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The extravaganza takes place annually in Brockwell Park.  Speaking with GAY…

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Two-time Eurovision champion Loreen to play Mighty Hoopla 2023

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Following her historic victory at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, Loreen has been confirmed to play Mighty Hoopla. The Swedish icon will make an appearance at the UK’s ultimate pop extravaganza on the Sunday (4 June). Taking place in Brockwell Park, London, it will mark Loreen’s first festival appearance since her aforementioned win. This year’s Mighty Hoopla will also welcome performances from stars such as Kelly Rowland, Years & Years, Kelis, Natasha Bedingfield, Róisín Murphy, FLO, Confidence Man, Beverley Knight, Jake Shears, Aqua and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. On 13 May, Loreen…

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Years & Years, Kelly Rowland, Rachel Stevens and more announced for Mighty Hoopla 2023

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Mighty Hoopla has announced its incredible line-up for 2023. London’s most vibrant and inclusive pop music festival returns to Brockwell Park on 3 and 4 June, and will feature performances from legends such as Kelly Rowland, Years & Years, Rachel Stevens, Aqua, Jake Shears, Kelis, Natasha Bedingfield and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Years & Years’ Olly Alexander, Sunday’s headliner, said he’s “very excited” to return to the “fab queer extravaganza”. “It’s been amazing to watch the festival grow over the years and I’m really thrilled to be part of such a stellar…

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Eden Hunter: ‘So many people don’t get the importance of representation in music’

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Eden Hunter caught up with GAY TIMES about her rise to pop stardom and what made her “feel comfortable” speaking about her queerness. Her career has been going from strength to strength, with Eden’s recent performance at Mighty Hoopla being her biggest to date. “It was surreal because I’ve never performed on a stage that big before,” she explained on the day, jokingly adding: “I think I’d like to do it again.” She performed latest release, Twenty, for the first time at the festival after finding out it was her…

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