Big Gay Out

Big Gay Out is the name of the non-profit LGBT fair day in Auckland, New Zealand. The Big Gay Out has been running since the 1990s and is usually organised and run by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. The events title is based on the music festival Big Day Out.

In the United Kingdom, Faceparty's Big Gay Out was a live popular music event, dance party and fun fair organized by the profile and community website Faceparty for the LGBT community, in London. It was held twice, in 2004 as part of London's Gay Pride, and again in 2005 separately from London Pride, both times in Finsbury Park. There was no Big Gay Out in 2006 due to the Europride celebrations, however a third event was planned for 2007, but never materialized. A portion of the profits made went to charities including Stonewall.

Line-ups

Artists who performed at Big Gay Out:

2005 event

The 2005 Big Gay Out had many reformed bands and come-back artists, including:

• McFly
• The Wurzels
• The Cuban Brothers
• Terri Walker
• Blazin' Squad
• Do Me Bad Things
• Tony Christie
• Jayme Ephraim
• Peter André
• Lemar
• Carnaval Collection
• Beverley Knight
• Sunset Strippers
• Bananarama
• The Porcelain Twinz
• Jenny Frost
• Killa Kela
• The Human League
• Electric Six
• Girls Aloud
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Goldfrapp in the Popstarz tent

Babyshambles were scheduled to appear but, not entirely unexpectedly, did not show up.

Contestants of the popular show Playing It Straight also made an appearance, as did the 2005 Mr Gay UK finalists. Graham Norton also appeared introducing some acts.

External links

• Get it On - Big Gay Out 2010 official website