What's On
Artists announced for 2012
including X Factor and I'm A Celebrity star Stacey Solomon
Celebrity appearances
over the years a large number of celebrities have appeared and performed at the Pride Ball...
A spectacular night out
if you've never been before then you're in for an extravaganza! Check out the running order...
Pride Ball After-Parties!
The party continues after the Pride Ball down in the Gay Village into the early hours...
Zone readers awards 2012
The Oscar-style Midlands Zone Readers Awards feature... and the winner is...
Celebrity appearances
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Have a look at some of the support we've received over the years from our celebrity guests, artists and performers. They generously donate their talent to the HIV/AIDS awareness cause every year... the event would not be the same without them:
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Boy George |
Boy George wowed the crowds, singing Karma Chameleon and his single Amazing Grace. |
Bucks Fizz |
Bucks Fizz topped the bill, with original members Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston delighting the audience with their chart-topping hits. | ||||||
Zoë Tyler |
TV's Loose Women celebrity and voice coach to the stars Zoë Tyler blasted out 'I Dreamed A Dream' |
Justin & Colin |
The gorgeous design duo Justin & Colin hosted The Pride Ball 2011 - the pair were the most fantastic addition to the event, bringing personality and style, and absolutely lovely with it. |
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Jonathan Ansell  |
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Stavros Flatley |
Britain's Got Talent finalists Father-and-son duo Stavros Flatley were a big hit with the audience. |
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Rowetta |
Having wowed the nation with her soulful voice and dramatic involvement with X Factor, she has gone from strength to strength performing in musical Sister Act, being a guest on celebrity reality show "Rehab", and is currently rehearsing for her Happy Mondays Reunion. She's given the Pride Ball years of support, which we are very grateful for. | Niki Evans |
Another hugely popular X–Factor semi finalist, this Brummy broad brought the house down at the ball in 2008. Niki was another party animal who was fantastic with the guests, hugely supportive with the charities, and helped us clean up at the end of the event!! If only they were all like that... | ||||||
Sean Rumsey  |
Sean appeared on X Factor in 2007 in the group Futureproof and is now and up and coming solo artist! |
Daniel Boys |
The gorgeous "Any Dream Will Do" star has a talent of magnificent proportions. He has starred in a number of West End musicals such as Rent, Sunset Boulevard, Avenue Q and Grease. We all had a massive crush on him after his performance of "Solitaire" in 2011. | ||||||
Josh Dubovie  |
UK's answer to Michael Buble, the boy with the sultry swing voice respresented the UK in The Eurovision Song Contest 2010. |
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"Things Can Only Get Better" gave this group an international Number 1 hit for 4 weeks running! |
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The Hot Honeyz who danced their way in the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent. | ||||||
Mark Evans |
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Britain's Got Talent Finalists, Danny & Liam, blew the audience away at the ball in 2009! As if ripping off their shirts, showing us all their well-oiled muscles, and throwing themselves around the stage with utter skill and precision wasn't enough! They performed, presented both parts of the awards with us, smiled and chatted all night to our guests. We love them! | ||||||
Pete Bennett |
The BB winner came to present the Zone Readers Awards in 2009 for us, and was an absolute pleasure. He vanished into the crowd after dinner to party with our guests! Pete loves the Gay Village in Birmingham and says he gets on unbelievably well with drag queens... who can blame him? | Liz McClarnon |
Ex-Atomic Kitten Liz performed for us in 2008, singing all the classics, including "Whole Again" and "Tide Is High". | ||||||
Jessica Garlick |
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Nikk Mager |
Formally with Pop Stars the Rivals band ‘PHIXX’ who scored several top 20 hits in the early 00s. He also was part of the UK’s answer to the Chippendales with the male revue show ‘Here Come The Boys’. | ||||||
MD Productions |
With over 1 million hits on You Tube, MD shot to fame in 2008, becoming finalists in Britains Got Talent and wowing the nation with their impact-choreography. We loved them so much, they came back again in 2009! | Terry Longden |
Terry Longden, long-term friend of Rowetta, nephew & cousin to the Osbournes, and star of TV show The Salon - he came to support the Ball in 2007. Terry is HIV positive himself, so of course the cause is something that is very close to his heart. He spent all night mingling with the guests, and chatting to Alan Carr at The Nigtihgale after party! | ||||||
Dicky & Dolly |
The dynamic duo Dicky & Dolly won the hearts of the nation in Big Brother 7 when they developed a lovely relationship in the house. Richard, known for being the "sexual terrorist" from Canada, and Lea for her glamour modelling days, they were great fun and lovely to work with. | Passionata |
This STUNNING all-girl pop-opera group performed their rendition of Escape from 300, as well as Canto Della Terra with Jonathan Ansell and were phenomenal! | ||||||
Amy Booth-Steel |
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Anthony Hannah |
Ex-Eton Road member went solo after a year with the group. Performing alongside Gareth Gates and Atomic Kitten, he released a cover of "Relax" as his first single. Donning a pair of very skimpy hot pants, he performed it for us in 2008. |
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Brenda Edwards |
Since X Factor, she has filled leading roles in Chicago and We Will Rock You. Brenda had everyone bouncing off the walls at the ball in 2007, with her Tina Turner esque performance, she was absolutely fab! | WBOS Cast |
The best performance of La Cage you will see anywhere in the UK - better than the West End by a mile! We loved them at the ball, and we loved their show too! Watch out for their next appearance! | ||||||
Gerri Stergiopaulos |
Having come out of the BB house with Samanda and writing a book about dating for girls, the bubbly Gerri supported Birmingham Pride in 2007 | Daz Sampson |
Daz Sampson made his way to the tabloids in 2006 with his Eurovision entry Teenage Life, which saw everyone in a school uniform waving their arms and dancing around their desks! He came to perform at the ball in 2006. | ||||||
Joanna Burns |
From BBC's "The One and Only", this lady made her mark in television by being the best Cher impersonator on the planet! She shoop-shooped all the way to Birmingham in 2008, and has been one of the best entertainers we've seen! | Samanda Twins |
These two lovlies came along to support the cause a couple of years ago after becoming hugely popular on Big Brother 2007 - they brought their friend Gerry along from the BB house, presented some awards, and were an absolute delight! | ||||||
Shaun Rogerson |
"Can I... Can I... ?!" The wee lad from Wigan had us all cooing at the ball a couple of years ago, after singing Right Here Waiting For You, he got quite a shock being mobbed by the gay population of Birmingham, but he loved it! Bless... | Julian Bennett |
Presenter from Queer Eye For the Straight Guy came along with his red soldier coat to perform his new single and support the charities. | ||||||
