aaron1867 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 The weather must have been a put off for sure. The numbers have dwindled though year on year. Last year there was a big name act too, this year there was not even one familiar name. They are the likely reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Shoes Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 It was London Pride this weekend too. So maybe alot of people went to that. Most students have gone home or are away too. Does the gay community still need a pride? Attitudes have changed alot, TV is well represented and marriage is now legal so what is there to fight for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I was on a stall stuck between the car park DJs and the stage. I had two lots of music vying for dominance and it was really annoying. It is my first time and I was very disappointed. It took me ten minutes to walk round and there was very little traffic. The mood from others I spoke to was not good, having paid £120 for a pitch. I was also told that the Council had to pay £7,000 to hire the site. Can anyone substantiate that? There was nothing happening outside the enclosure and we packed-up around seven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyms1 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Surprisingly if you walked around Sheffield Centre, unaware there was an event on Devonshire Green, you would have been none the wiser ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchcoll Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Surprisingly if you walked around Sheffield Centre, unaware there was an event on Devonshire Green, you would have been none the wiser ! Got to agree with that. I had no idea about it til the evening before it was on, & i'm gay! I saw some pride flags hanging off a building as i was in a taxi heading to the Fat Cat on friday night to meet friends. That's all i noticed of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 It was London Pride this weekend too. So maybe alot of people went to that. Most students have gone home or are away too. Does the gay community still need a pride? Attitudes have changed alot, TV is well represented and marriage is now legal so what is there to fight for? I think there's still a lot of prejudice; though for many people Pride is a party. I've no objection to people having a party (as long as I'm invited ), but the reason mustn't be forgotten. I'd like to see much more emphasis in reaching out to vulnerable people, rather than a commercial activity. Manchester Pride is horribly commercialised; and the pressure to conform to the lazy stereotypes is huge and self defeating. Pride should be inclusive and not exclusive - which is pretty much where Manchester Pride is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 It was London Pride this weekend too. So maybe alot of people went to that. Most students have gone home or are away too. Does the gay community still need a pride? Attitudes have changed alot, TV is well represented and marriage is now legal so what is there to fight for? Well said CS, it's not like the 70's now I know some are just as bad but they don't need recognition now, we all know they exist & they are for the greater part accepted. As you say marriage is now legal, perhaps a lot of the gay community feel the same if their annual shindig, was poorly attended. They no longer to beat their chests and shout, it's accepted that they are a major part of society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrowblade Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Why is that a deterrent? I think it's quite a bit of money for acts you've never heard of. You can't take your own drink in so are restricted to what they sell. This is just an opinion. I hope it was well attended and a success but it put me off. Happy to pay a nominal fee, like when it was £3 at Endcliffe, I just feel this is too high. I agree, wont pay £10 to see a bunch of no bodies on stage and have NO CHOICE but to buy the over priced food and drinks inside the Pride zone. Rip off. Leeds pride is in the city centre as is FREE, with people you have heard of on stage and you can take a few cans etc. ---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 11:52 ---------- It was London Pride this weekend too. So maybe alot of people went to that. Most students have gone home or are away too. Does the gay community still need a pride? Attitudes have changed alot, TV is well represented and marriage is now legal so what is there to fight for? Most gay people leave Sheffield for a better scene/pride anyway (I do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesogt Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I thought it was Sheffield Pride not a music festival? If it were the latter you could complain about the acts. I suspect Leeds council either partially funds or the bars that are grouped together contribute towards the day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 It was London Pride this weekend too. So maybe alot of people went to that. Most students have gone home or are away too. Does the gay community still need a pride? Attitudes have changed alot, TV is well represented and marriage is now legal so what is there to fight for? Well said CS, it's not like the 70's now I know some are just as bad but they don't need recognition now, we all know they exist & they are for the greater part accepted. As you say marriage is now legal, perhaps a lot of the gay community feel the same if their annual shindig, was poorly attended. They no longer to beat their chests and shout, it's accepted that they are a major part of society. Well you guys may accept gay people as a fact of life and wonder what the fuss is about, sadly not everyone shares your commendable attitude. Gay attack victims were 'abused, punched and kicked' - ITV.COM Number of homophobic attacks on the rise in London - ITV.COM Borough-by-borough of homophobic crime in London ITV.COM UK: Homophobic hate crimes increase by 22% in Scotland - News UK 24 And in case you think 'that london' or 'that scotland' is a long way away and we don't do that sort of thing, being as we're more civilised round here Hate Crime Statistics for Sheffield 2008-2012 - SYP There's a PDF download showing a breakdown by area but the overall figures are as follows Count of Aggravating Factors Recorded on South Yorkshire Police's Crime Management System for 2008 - 2012 (to date) Aggravated by sexual orientation 2008 - 37 2009 - 29 2010 - 23 2011 - 17 2012 - 18 Couldn't find any more recent figures, thankfully the trend seems to be downwards and I'd like to imagine this years total is zero, however I doubt it. I assure you there are people out there who unlike yourselves, really don't accept gay people as part of society. So while people continue to be discriminated against and even attacked for being gay then events like pride will continue to be necessary. I think the main problem with events like pride is that they've become over commercial and are mainly an excuse to separate the attendees from their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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