Brighton LGBTQ venues work together to offer a weekend for LGBTQ students and their friends, locals and visitor alike on March 28.
Ms Dynamite will headline the weekend-long Student Takeover, the first of a series of new ‘Takeover’ events being planned during the year to showcase the best of Brighton’s LGBTQ scene.
Students Takeover has been scheduled to coincide with the weekend that the first same sex marriages commence in England and Wales and is intended to unite Brighton’s LGBTQ scene with a series of events over the weekend which it is hoped will attract students from all over the UK to Brighton for the weekend.Highlight of the weekend is the opening launch night with UK superstar and student favourite Ms Dynamite performing live at Revenge. A huge scene-wide bar crawl across LGBTQ venues large and small is planned and a Takeover Student Fair are also part of a packed weekend of activities.
Other Brighton institutions will also be opening their doors to Takeover’s students, as the organisers have negotiated exclusive offers on Brighton Pier, at the Sealife Centre, and other local attractions. Restaurants will offer discounted meals throughout the weekend and cheap hotel and hostel stays are being offered for ticket holders.
The event is also supporting local charities with 10% of each ticket going to good causes. This is being split between the Terrence Higgins Trust and the Rainbow Fund who distribute funds to LGBT charities in Brighton & Hove who provide frontline services to local LGBT people. Donations will also be made to Brighton and Sussex University’s LGBTQ student societies.
Steve Jones, Promoter of Takeover and Shakedown Festival, said: “I’m delighted to be part of such an exciting event for Brighton. The city has some of the best LGBTQ venues in the UK, and this is a brilliant opportunity for us all to work together to showcase just how good it can be!”
To see the complete programme of events and details of how to purchase a discounted advance wristband for just £6 (normally £8 or £10) CLICK HERE:
Programme
• Headlining Takeover on Friday, March 28 will be UK superstar Ms Dynamite. With ten top 40 singles already in her arsenal, she’s renowned for her electric live performances. Expect performances of such tracks as It Takes More and Dy-na-mi-tee as well as her anthemic collaborations with Katy B Lights on and DJ Fresh Gold Dust and Dibby Dibby Sound.
* On Saturday, March 29 Charles Street will host a daytime Takeover Fare, with stalls from local venues and national brands offering a variety of freebies and quirky experiences. Saturday night will see a scene wide bar crawl taking in a variety of Brighton’s LGBTQ venues large and small.
* Saturday evening sees an official club night at Charles Street bar & club, before an after party at Club Revenge until 6am.
* Sunday will be a more chilled affair, with live and local LGBTQ music acts in Bar Revenge, Legend’s infamous cabaret with Dave Lynn and a closing party in the Basement Club for those with more stamina.
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