U.Okay.’s First Queer Music and Tenting Competition, Flesh, to Launch In Spring 2022 – EDM.com
The U.Okay.’s first LGBTQ+ music and tenting pageant is scheduled for liftoff in 2022.
Happening on the secluded Springfield Farm outdoors of London, Flesh Competition is an open and inclusive occasion which can welcome people and allies of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood and their associates.
In alignment with their viewers, Flesh’s organizers are moreover taking a proactive stand in guaranteeing performances highlight inventive expertise from traditionally underrepresented teams. Representatives instructed Resident Advisor that they had been annoyed with seeing the identical artists dotting the pageant circuit and sought to “make a radical assertion” to modify issues up.
Per their imaginative and prescient, Flesh’s organizers have shared that everything of their inaugural lineup includes artists of underrepresented ethnic and gender teams. They shared that to make the worthwhile aim a actuality, over a yr of analysis and decision-making was required. The lineup contains Angel D’Lite, Chippy Nonstop, Hyperaktivist, LSDXOXO, and VTSS, amongst different artists.
“One of many driving forces behind Flesh is illustration, we would like every one among our company to take a look at the stage and really feel represented, welcomed and impressed,” the workforce mentioned. “That mentioned, we did not select our expertise to fill quotas or pander to tokenism… Flesh is the results of over a yr of digging, onerous work, analysis and curation with an strategy to illustration in an genuine manner.”
The debut two-day Flesh Competition takes place beginning Could twenty eighth. Discover out extra here.