{"id":217158,"date":"2025-06-26T23:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/217158\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T23:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:53:09","slug":"chaka-khan-has-been-announced-as-the-official-headliner-for-pride-in-london-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/217158\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaka Khan Has Been Announced As the Official Headliner for Pride in London 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now entering its 53rd year, next week Pride in London is set to put\u00a0on yet another enormous and wonderfully camp extravaganza, commemorating the 1969 Stonewall riots and celebrating London\u2019s LGBTQ+ community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Besides the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/pride-in-london-2025-full-parade-route-and-map-062425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">huge parade <\/a>of around 30,000 folk, six stages will be popping up in central London on Saturday, July 5, hosting more than 100 performers \u2013 from drag queens and kings to DJs, dancers and activists. Most exciting of all, it\u2019s just been announced that there\u2019s one huge name headlining this year\u2019s event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Topping the bill for this year\u2019s London\u2019s Pride is none other than\u00a0\u2018Ain\u2019t Nobody\u2019 singer and 10 time Grammy award-winner Chaka Khan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khan will\u00a0grace\u00a0the main stage at Trafalgar Square next Saturday, joined by a host of other absolute icons.\u00a0Also taking to that stage will be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/theatre\/titanique-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Titanique\u2019s<\/a> Lauren Drew, Frankie Grande (yes, the brother of Ariana Grande) and\u00a0Ru Paul\u2019s Drag Race UK star La Voix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And it might sound too good to be true, but all the stages are totally free to attend. So stock up on the glitter and body paint, get your pre-drinks playlist in order and perfect your voguing \u2013 here\u2019s everyone you can expect to see across all six Pride stages next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/pride-in-london-2025-full-parade-route-and-map-062425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pride in London 2025: full parade route and map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pride in London 2025 stages and full line-up\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Trafalgar Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Chaka Khan\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Queenz<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Durand Bernarr<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Eurovision 2025 winner JJ<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>La Voix<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lauren Drew<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Frankie Grande<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Miriana Conte<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Jay Jay Revlon<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>HERE AND NOW &#8211; The Steps Musical<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Dylan and the Moon<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Sing Space Choir<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Justin Peng<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Cocoa Butter Club<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Anthony Hughes<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Butch, Please!<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Dan Devlin<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Talks from Queerwell Stonewall, Jake and Hannah Graf, and Not a Phase.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leicester Square\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Kaylee Golding (DJ)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>girli<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>\u00a0Miriana Conte<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Chloe Star<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Anita B Queen (DJ)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>CATTY, MABEL (DJ)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Redrum<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Butch, Please!<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lazy Violet<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Queer Edg<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Don One<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Smashlyn Monroe<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Golden Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Amaria BB<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Keanan<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Vanity Milan<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Carter The Bandit<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Mark-Ashley Dup\u00e9 (DJ)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Nile<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Cocoa Butter Club,<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Reptile B<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lexxicon<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Jay Jay Revlon<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Don One<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Thandi Phoenix<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Kelechi<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>JiGH<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>\u00a0Shafire (DJ).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dean Street\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Crip Ladywood<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Sam Buttery<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Ghetto Fabulous<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lucky Roy Singh Presents the Queer Asian Takeover<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Dean McCullough\u2019s Pop Machine<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>La Voix<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>John Cameron Mitchell<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Coco Deville<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Trevor Ashley<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Viola<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Adam All &amp; Apple Derrieres<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Alexandria St Payne<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Skylar Cister<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Soho Square\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Telisa Geri<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Love<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Tobre<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Trans fashion by Ms A London Bok<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Brandy X Presents Temptation<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Kit Green<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Ebony Rose Dark<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Others<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The DIVAs with Alexa Vox<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Alexis Gregory with Jane Stevenson<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Divine and Andrea Di Giovanni<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>DJ Tasty Tim<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>DJ Princess Julia<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>DJ Kaspa<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Sarah Savage (Brighton Trans Pride)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Alexis Solia (trans Activist)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Saba (activist)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Kayza Rose (Activist\/producer)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lia B (trans Activist)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Pippa Dale (LBTQWomen and StockExchange)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Daniel Lismore (Artist)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Arlene McDermott (StockExchange\/Trans In The City)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Bell Ribeiro-Addy (MP)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Trans Legal<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Omar Okai (Black British Theatre Awards)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Oscar Davies (the UK\u2019s first recognised non-binary barrister)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Jake and Hannah Graf (Trans is Human)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Family Area\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>David Ribi<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Drag Queen Story Hour\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Amanda and Rachel\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>An Act from Above Stilt Walking\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Ava Beau\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Close Up Magician\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Andi Dadda and Daddy<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Joelle D\u2019Fontaine<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Olly N Pop<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Taryn Sudding from Cool Mindz\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pride in London 2025:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/things-to-do\/pride-in-london-your-ultimate-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your ultimate guide to events, parties and more<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/the-15-best-lgbtq-club-nights-in-london-right-now-062823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London\u2019s best LGBTQ+ club nights<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. 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