{"id":1445577,"date":"2025-08-05T12:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1445577"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:07:46","slug":"mariah-carey-brighton-pride-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/music\/mariah-carey-brighton-pride-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"“Protect The Dolls!”: Mariah Carey dazzles at Brighton Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt\u2019s tiiime!\u201d After a five-year wait (insert the obligatory \u201cIt\u2019s been 84 years<\/a>\u201d Titanic<\/em> meme here), songbird supreme Mariah Carey<\/a> made a dazzling return to the UK on Saturday 2 August for her headline concert at Brighton Pride.<\/p>\n

Originally slated to appear in 2020, the superstar\u2019s appearance was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, making this long-awaited performance feel all the more special. As the sun dipped below Brighton’s horizon, 50,000 fans gathered at Preston Park to witness the legendary diva’s show stopping spectacle.<\/p>\n

With over 220 million records sold, 19 Billboard Hot 100 number ones (the most by any solo artist) and five Grammys to her name, it\u2019s rare to see an artist of Mariah\u2019s calibre at a Pride event \u2013 this felt like a celebration of her enduring bond with the LGBTQIA+ community, making it clear that she\u2019ll always be there for us.<\/p>\n

Defrosting earlier than usual this year, the Queen of Christmas traded snowflakes for sequins in anticipation of her upcoming 16th studio album, Here For It All<\/em>. Already spawning two singles \u2013 the sultry R&B banger \u2018Type Dangerous\u2019 and the dancehall-hued \u2018Sugar Sweet\u2019 with Shenseea and former Gay Times<\/span><\/em> cover star Kehlani<\/a> \u2013 Brighton Pride got an early taste of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

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As the lights went down, Chappell Roan\u2019s \u2018Pink Pony Club\u2019 blasted over the speakers, setting the tone perfectly before a montage of MC\u2019s most divalicious moments played onscreen, soundtracked by her underrated album track \u2018Thirsty\u2019. The audience was, indeed, thirsty<\/em> for what was to come.<\/p>\n

Opening with \u2018Type Dangerous\u2019, the icon said “Protect The Dolls” in a trans pride flag-inspired mini dress and jacket<\/a> by Julian Mendez Couture, a moving statement of solidarity that received rapturous applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n

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@gaytimes<\/a> Mariah Carey said “trans rights” with a Protect The Dolls jacket during her headline appearance at Brighton Pride \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f #mariahcarey<\/a> #mariah<\/a> #brighton<\/a> #pride<\/a> #lgbtqia<\/a> #trans<\/a> #protectthedolls<\/a> \u266c original sound – GAY TIMES<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n