Manchester based pop punk band Hot Milk have announced that they will be headlining the first ever Brighton Pride Rock Festival. Set to take place on 4 August, the festival aims to celebrate Pride but also punk, metal and alternative music.
heavy music has a place at pride n pride itself is more important than ever.
this year we’re sayin fuk it n we’re helpin bring the first ever brighton pride rock show to life
aug 4,, tickets available now at https://t.co/UXPjAvNvXM,,
JOIN US FOR AN INTIMATE HEADLINE SHOW pic.twitter.com/nm0Mrpc67w— HOT F’KIN MILK (@hotmilkhotmilk) June 28, 2023
Things have been going well for Hot Milk. After announcing their debut album would be dropping in August back in March, the band have been steadily gathering up support-Pat Smear and Josh Franceschi of Foo Fighters and You Me At Six fame respectively are among the admirers-and building a solid fanbase especially here in the UK.
After featuring at this summer’s Download Festival, Hot Milk are now ready to start taking command of stages everywhere. And what better place to start than at the Brighton Pride Rock Festival. Brighton has long been the city of choice for UK Pride festival seekers and now, the city want to further embrace their drive for diversity by showcasing bands that fall on the harder side of rock music with the Pride festival being the first of its kind ever in the south coast city.
Hot Milk will be joined by supporting acts, InMe and Stone Angels. In many ways, Hot Milk are the perfect act to kick off the festival, formed in Manchester by then boyfriend and girlfriend Hannah Mee and Jim Shaw, the pair sat down to write a sonf about a friend who passed away. Hot Milk soon went from playing in a small apartment to touring with The Foo Fighters and playing Reading and Leeds festivals.
With the band being notable for their socio-political lyrics, Hot Milk don’t shy away from the big issues such as LBGT rights and gun violence. But besides being outspoken for what they believe in, the band are all inclusive, welcoming any and all to discover their music and come to their shows. Within only a few weeks of the Brighton Pride Rock Festival, Hot Milk’s debut album, A Call to the Void will release on 25 August. To say the album is hotly anticipated would be an understatement as fans have been champing at the bit to hear a full length from one of the scene’s most promising bands.
our debut album,, finally comin 25 august. AND READY TO PRE-ORDER RN,, https://t.co/RnbmKMRe25 L’appel du vide. pic.twitter.com/tCyyDcX83A — HOT F’KIN MILK (@hotmilkhotmilk) March 30, 2023
Speaking about the opportunity to headline a festival such as Pride in Brighton, Mee said, “heavy music has a place at Pride, and Pride itself is more important than ever….All welcome and it’s fucking sick that even music diversity is finding a place at Pride.” Following the Pride show, Hot Milk will embark on a six date tour in November and have a stadium tour booked for next summer with The Foo Fighters. Tickets go on sale 30 June and all dates can found here.
Hot Milk Tour:
04/08/2023 – Patterns – Brighton
24/08 – Reading Festival – Reading
18/11 – Warehouse – Glasgow
19/11 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
21/11 – Trinity Centre – Bristol
22/11 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London
24/11 – O2 Institute2 – Birmingham
25/11 – Manchester Academy – Manchester
22/06/2024 – London Stadium – London
27/06 – Villa Park – Birmingham
