Mariah Carey & Sugababes to headline Brighton & Hove Pride on the Park

Mariah Carey and Sugababes will headline Brighton & Hove Pride on the Park on August 2nd and 3rd 2025, respectively. 

Carey was originally announced to headline Brighton & Hove Pride in 2020, however the event was cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic. This year will see Carey make her way to the South Coast for a UK festival exclusive that will also serve as her first show in six years.

Bringing her discography to Pride to perform hits such as Fantasy, Hero, Always Be My Baby and We Belong Together – Carey is laden with hits from a four-decade career in pop, as well as being ranked as one of the greatest singers ever by Rolling Stone.

The superstar, who has duetted with Whitney Houston, Miguel, Ariana Grande and Luther Vandross has amassed 19 number one singles and sold more than 200 million albums.

“We are beyond thrilled to have the global icon Mariah Carey headline Pride on the Park this year,” said Brighton Pride managing director Paul Kemp. “We were so excited to have her join us in 2020 and were absolutely gutted that the show couldn’t go ahead due to pandemic restrictions that summer. Pride is always an amazing weekend of celebration and inclusiveness of our city, and this year is going to be incredibly momentous. 

"Our annual community parade will kickstart proceedings and with this year’s theme of Ravishing Rage, we march with unstoppable energy and fearless spirit, turning adversity into triumph. We can’t wait to show you everything that we’ve got planned for Pride ‘25!”

Having cemented their place as one of the most successful and critically acclaimed British girl bands of the 21st century, Sugababes will headline the second day, where fans can expect to hear hits including Round Round, Push The Button, Hole In The Head, Freak Like Me, About You Now and debut single, Overload.

The trio originally formed in 1998 and have scored six Number One singles, racked up millions of global sales and multiple multi-platinum albums. Their recent comeback - as the original line-up of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy - was solidified with a Glastonbury set so popular they had to shut down a field due to overcrowding.

This set the scene for their biggest sold-out UK tour, a sold out London O2 Arena show and the first new music in a decade alongside another record-breaking, field-closing set at Glastonbury’s Worthy Farm in June 2024.

"We can’t wait to welcome the Sugababes to Brighton & Hove Pride,” added Kemp. "They’re over two decades into their career and sound effortlessly cool, more energised and better than ever! Their catalogue of hits is undeniable and their show on the main stage will be the perfect way to close out 2025’s weekend of Pride celebrations”

In addition to the main-stage, the annual LGBTQ+ Community Parade will kickstart Pride weekend under this year’s theme of Ravishing Rage - a celebration of resilience, spirit, passion and unity.

Firmly established as the UK’s most popular international Pride festival, Brighton & Hove Pride’s sole ethos is to promote diversity, inclusion and education within communities while raising much needed funds for our local LGBTQ+ charities, community groups and projects.

Pride has raised over £1.4million for the Pride community foundation, the Pride Social Impact Fund, Pride Cultural Development Fund and Pride Solidarity Fund. The Pride Social Impact Fund benefits local good causes giving grants to a range of local groups.

Mariah Carey photo credit: Dennis Leupold