Trans Vegas Takeover
of Festival Square

Brace yourself as Trans Vegas takes over Festival Square for one wild night! With living legend of cabaret Justin Vivian Bond performing in the Hall the takeover starts at 6pm with a Trans Rally from House of Spice, rising music star Freddie Lewis and an hour of world-class cabaret from Bitten Peach. The night will end with DJ’s Azula Bandit and Atalaya throwing a full blown party until 1am!

Thursday 6 July, 6pm – 1am
Free to attend

FACTORY INTERNATIONAL
Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ

This event will be BSL interpreted. 

  • are a fabulous LGBTQ+ South Asian and Middle Eastern Artist and Performance House. Through their campaigns and performances, they slay, they elevate and they show the world they exist

  • a rising trans artist from Bristol, has spent the past two years making a name for himself within the UK queer scene. His music uses thought-provoking lyricism, infectious hooks, and genuine emotion, drawing from jazz and electronic influences. Since his debut single 'Growing Pains' in 2021, Freddie has received widespread support from the trans community in the UK, as well as being featured on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6 Music, Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’, ‘Fresh Finds’ and ‘Our Generation’ playlists and earning a spot as a cover artist on Spotify's 'Transcend' playlist for four months. With many performances across the country, including renowned festivals like The Great Escape and Glastonbury, Freddie recently released his new single 'She Wouldn't Believe', marking his dreamy pop return for 2023.

  • is a Manchester based dance artist and choreographer. His work predominantly features in the queer art scene, often exploring issues in and around the LGBTQ+ community, making statements and taking the audience on an emotional, narrative journey, through his passionate and intimate choreography and performance.
    Instagram @finley_odin

  • (they) is a gender queer Spanish DJ based in Manchester. They have been increasingly present in the UK radio airwaves and underground nightlife and their work is currently focused on contributing to Manchester's newest wave of queer Reggaetón and Latin Club music. In their latest endeavour as host and creator of our monthly show TRAKETEO on Steam Radio, they platform fem, trans and queer artists making and mixing Reggaetón and Latin Club music.

  • started DJing when she was 21 and has played various gigs around the UK and beyond. She has a monthly radio show over at steam and often appears on rainy city radio.

    After curating her own event ‘chic’ with her fellow collective and playing at The White Hotel she has since played multiple events such as Bollox, Queer Freak Rave, Supernature, Ghosts of Garage, Nite School, That’s what she said, Alt Femme, RAT party, at venues including Hidden, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Stage and Radio, the DBA and Albert Schloss.

    Jess wants to bring people together through the power of music.

  • is the UK’s premiere Pan-Asian performance collective and production house, comprising performers from a multitude of nightlife performance genres and producing groundbreaking work for cabaret, theatre and corporate events. The Bitten Peach is firmly rooted in queer spaces, with regular events at a number of iconic cabaret settings like the Royal Vauxhall Tavern remaining a mainstay of its programming, as well as pop-ups across the UK. Exciting recent appearances have included the National Theatre’s River Stage and Euro Fest at the heart of the Eurovision celebrations in Liverpool. It also regularly hosts stages at Pride events around the country.

  • Also known as Angel and De’vill from The Kiki House of Blaque. They are both non-binary professional dancers and are members of Manchester’s very own: Ghetto Fabulous. Credits include: Glitterbox, BBC, Gok wan, Honey Dijon and more.

  • steals the show with hi-vibrational and life-giving stompers, beats borrowed from their South African heritage and transporting the dance journey of sound from Amapiano, Gqom, Kwaito, Afrobeats more genres under the Afro EDM. Since kicking off their career they have played for Boiler Room, headlined shows in Bristol with Ruffneck Diskotek & Manchester with Creatures of Catharsis and are a part of collectives Booty Bass and Spin City. Azula’s trademark is nobody in the room can resist the Groove; With their infectious, cheeky presence and energetic dance moves, you are in for a memorable and mesmerising experience.