Poole Pride Evening Concert: Bimini, Horse Meat Disco, Woody Cook, Ellie Sax and Charlotte Devaney

We’re excited to welcome drag queen, artist, author, recording star, model, and a much-heralded champion of inclusion and self-affirmation, Bimini to Poole.

A new cultural icon for the 21st century, Bimini first found global fame as the breakout star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, a perfect launch pad that has seen them dominate press and social media with their irrepressible sense of style and fashion.

Within months of appearing on Drag Race, Bimini secured a book deal with Penguin that saw their hilarious guide to transforming your life, Release the Beast, become a Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller; while their rowdy pop song God Save This Queen has clocked up more than a million streams on Spotify, spearheading the release of a series of successful tracks ahead of Bimini’s first EP, last summer’s When the Party Ends.

Following in the footsteps of his superstar parents, DJ-presenter Woody Cook is a well-known LGBTQ+ advocate and rising star of the moment with appearances at major music festivals as well as being a fan favourite on Celebrity Gogglebox.

Ellie Sax has toured the world with her saxophone performing at the world’s most exclusive events, festivals, nightclubs and private parties. An official artist for Hed Kandi and Ministry of Sound, she has worked alongside the likes of Black Eyed Peas, Alison Limerick, Karen Harding and Alesha Dixon, as well as DJs N Trance, Artful Dodger, Stonebridge and Kings of Tomorrow.

Cross genre maverick DJ, producer, MC and activist Charlotte Devaney hit the heights with tracks including the platinum-selling Flip It (with Snoop Dogg) and the viral smash Girls (with SHOSH), while her Hologram Sessions have clocked up more than five million views, but her heart belongs behind the decks and she’s happy whipping up a storm across genres from drum and bass, jungle and bassline, to garage, house and beyond.

Initially established in 2004 at The Eagle, an innocuous gay bar in London’s Vauxhall, Horse Meat Disco has evolved into a powerful force in the wider queer and club culture, while staying local to its original home, each and every Sunday. Co-founded by James Hillard and Jim Stanton, and encompassing residents Severino and Luke Howard, HMD also run a number of residencies in cities across the world, alongside a kaleidoscope of club appearances, festival dates and specially curated mixes.

A typical HMD set blends classics, italo disco, house, oddities and punk funk, to conjure their initial spirit of “a queer party for everyone”, including, but not limited to, “Homos and Heteros, club kids, bears, fashionistas, naturists, guerilla drag queens and ladies who munch.” They have made appearances on every notable club scene in the modern world, as well as those beyond, and have long been a key fixture at festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival and Festival No.6.