We are welcoming you back from the bank holiday weekend with an array of exciting new announcements including our continued commitment to the LGBTQ+ community via our Pride partnerships, a dynamic new relationship with Latitude festival and a one week reminder about all things Independent at The Great Escape.
Last week, The Independent announced its Pride partnerships for 2025, reaffirming its commitment to championing the LGBTQ+ community, equality and diversity in all its work, this Pride Month and every day.
For the fourth year running, The Independent is returning as an official media partner of Pride in London joining the million+ people who will take to the streets of London on 5 July.Â
The Independent is also the exclusive national news partner for Manchester Pride 2025, which takes place from 15 to 25 August. For the first time, The Independent will join the crowds for the parade in Manchester, marching in celebration of LGBTQ+ accomplishments and in protest at the equality not yet achieved.
To find out more, see the press release.
The Independent today reveals its inaugural content partnership with Latitude for 2025, bringing exclusive discussions to festival fans in the lead up to the event and live on stage in Suffolk.
Throughout June and into July, weekly interviews will be broadcast as Instagram Live events, with The Independent’s journalists in conversation with some of the brilliant musicians, thinkers and comedians on the Latitude bill. The evening Instagram Lives, available to watch on both The Independent and Latitude’s channels, will allow festival fans who are eagerly awaiting the weekend to get to know more about what they can expect, whilst learning about some of the performers which make Latitude such a special event. All guests will be announced in the coming weeks.
Read more here.
There is just one week to go before The Independent joins new music artists and fans in Brighton for The Great Escape 2025. Festival tickets and delegate passes are still available for the festival, which will run from Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 May.
The Independent has a programme of events for festival goers to enjoy and we hope to see you at some / all of the following:
The Welcome Party
5-7pm, On The Rocks: Wednesday 14 May
Join The Independent down at On The Rocks on the TGE Beach from 5-7pm on Wednesday 14 May as we help to launch this year’s fantastic and eclectic lineup of talent. This is a delegates only event.
In Conversation: Skin of Skunk Anansie
11.15am, Conference Room 1: Friday 16 May
Join The Independent’s Music Editor Roisin O’Connor for an exclusive keynote conversation as she sits down with the iconic Skin of Skunk Anansie. Dive deep into Skin’s extraordinary career and the journey leading up to Skunk Anansie’s upcoming album, The Painful Truth, set to release on 23 May.
Skunk Anansie Live
From 7pm, The Old Market: Friday 16 May
Experience a rare, intimate performance by Skunk Anansie at The Old Market, presented by The Independent. This is your only chance to see them in such a setting during their sold-out UK tour. London’s indie rock duo, SpaceAcre, will be supporting.
