British Summer Time Hyde Park line-up

More special guests announced

Kylie Minogue at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park

New guests added: MIKA, Years & Years, Foxes, Bright Light Bright Light, and Ekkah

Sunday Best presents The Summer Stage with Rob da Bank, Mylo (DJ set) and The Correspondents

Pride in London’s essential pre-party takes over The Carnival Stage Sunday 21 June 2015 Tickets on sale now!

Following the news that Kylie Minogue will return to Hyde Park to headline Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park on 21 June, a fresh addition to the already-sizzling hot line up has been announced.

Taking place one week before Pride in London, this is the biggest pre-party to get you in the mood for the capital’s colourful annual LGBT+ celebration.

Pop sensation MIKA will join Kylie, the legendary Chic (featuring Nile Rodgers) and the incomparable Grace Jones at Hyde Park. The multi platinum-selling singer songwriter behind infectious hits like 2007’s chart-topper ‘Grace Kelly’, ‘Love Today’ and ‘Celebrate’ (featuring Pharrell Williams) will get the crowd going on the longest day of the year. The Lebanese-British singer is back with his new album No Place in Heaven out on 15 June with two new tracks available now; ‘Talk About You’ and ‘Last Party’, the latter of which has a short film shot by world celebrated fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh.

Also here to take the Sunday afternoon party to another level is Years & Years, The British electropop trio recently scored their first UK #1 hit with ‘King’ and are set to light up the charts with their debut album Communion, which is out on 22 June. Years & Years shot to prominence in 2014 featuring on The Magician’s UK Top 10 hit ‘Sunlight’, won the prestigious BBC Sound of 2015, and followed up with their own UK Top 20 single ‘Desire’.

Young hitmaker Foxes is also confirmed to support Kylie on the 21^st. The English singer-songwriter is best known for her Grammy Award-winning collaboration with Zedd on his 2013 hit ‘Clarity’. Last year Foxes released her debut album Glorious, which rocketed into the Top 5, sparking big Top 20 singles like ‘Let Go For Tonight’. Foxes is currently working on her second studio album and has recorded a track on the legendary Giorgio Moroder’s forthcoming album 74 is the New 24.

90s club revival evangelists, Ekkah, and Welsh electropop prince, Bright Light Bright Light, will make their Hyde Park debut on the Great Oak Stage. Ekkah is a Birmingham-bred duo making waves with their new EP Last Chance to Dance. They have been featured in The Guardian’s Sound of 2015 list and have toured with Jess Glynne, Rae Morris and Nimmo.

Bright Light Bright Light will bring his brand of anthemic dance pop to the festival after playing critically acclaimed shows in North America and around the UK. The independent singer-songwriter, born Rod Thomas, released his second album Life is Easy in 2014, featuring the duet with Sir Elton John ‘I Wish We Were Leaving’. In December, Rod released ‘Everything I Ever Wanted’ on World AIDS Day, with the single’s proceeds going to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

It wouldn’t be a proper pre-Pride party without two super-festive stages whipping the crowd into a frenzy. Sunday Best – one of London’s most cutting-edge independent record labels – is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year and what better way to do it than with a spectacular takeover of The Summer Stage at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park?

The Summer Stage will feature influential BBC Radio 1 DJ and Sunday Best founder, Rob Da Bank, and friends who are sure to treat audiences to only the finest ‘new, now and next’ in underground dance music. Scottish electro-house producer Mylo will take over the decks with a killer DJ set. Mylo is best known for his club hits ‘Drop The Pressure’ and ‘Destroy Rock and Roll’. Also appearing on The Summer Stage will be London duo The Correspondents, who will enthral crowds with their eclectic fusion of jazz, hip hop and electronic music.

Pride in London will head up The Carnival Stage with an eye-popping line up that will be unlike anything you’ve ever seen in the history of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park – including a performance by the winner of Pride’s Got Talent 2015.

Deputy Chair of Pride in London, Stephen Ward said: “Pride in London is thrilled to be taking over the Carnival Stage with some of the best and freshest talent from the LGBT+ community, including winners of Pride’s Got Talent 2015. It’s going to be an amazing start to Pride week.”

Prepare for an unforgettable day of pure joy and floor-filler hits with the universally-adored Kylie Minogue, who is unquestionably one of the top pop entertainers on the planet, famed for her fabulous and extravagant live shows. She took her awesome Kiss Me Once tour around Europe last year, featuring glittering renditions of her heart thumping greatest hits. And she is once again causing palpitations on her latest collaboration with disco legend Giorgio Moroder. ‘Right Here, Right Now’ the first track to be released from his forthcoming album.

The Australian pop siren has sold over 70 million records worldwide in a career spanning over 25 years, boasting the kind of success and longevity most performers only dream of. Kylie has clocked up 33 UK Top 10 singles, including seven #1 hits including ‘I Should Be So Lucky’, ‘Spinning Around’ and ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’.

Other headliners already announced for Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park are The Strokes with Beck on June 18, blur on June 20, The Who, with Paul Weller, Kaiser Chiefs and Johnny Marr on June 26 and Taylor Swift, joined by Ellie Goulding and John Newman on June 27.

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