Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s ultimate pop extravaganza, is back for a seventh year with its most insane line-up of pop icons and queer trailblazers.

The event, which takes place annually in Brockwell Park, London, has previously featured industry legends such as Anastasia, Kelly Rowland, Natasha Bedingfield, Kelis, Sugababes and Sister Sledge.

The line-up for this year’s pop spectacle is – once again – major, with performances from Jessie Ware, En Vogue, Slayyyter, Rita Ora, Eve, Rebecca Black, Alison Goldfrapp, Jojo Siwa, Rachel Stevens, Bambie Thug, The Veronicas, Bananarama, Cher Lloyd and B*witched. (Think about all of those pop bangers for a second.)

That’s not all: Nelly Furtado, the Canadian Prime Minister of Pop, will also make her long-awaited return to the UK, where she is expected to perform classics such as ‘Maneater’, ‘Promiscuous’, ‘I’m Like a Bird’ and ‘Say It Right’, as well as comeback anthems ‘Eat Your Man’ and ‘Love Bites’.

One exciting new addition to Mighty Hoopla this year is ‘Queertopia’, a specially crafted stage that will showcase the most promising up-and-coming queer talent in the music industry, from Grammy winner Kamille to alt-pop star Lynks and multi-instrumentalist Geo Jordan. More incredible star power incoming: Walt Disco, Nakhane, Karnage Kills, Bright Light Bright Light and Toya Delazy.

Glyn Fussell, one of the masterminds behind Mighty Hoopla, tells GAY TIMES that Queertopia come to fruition as a result of the industry’s current “queer revolution”: “We wanted to create an area where we showcase that. A lot of these artists are independent and have the most unique stories to tell. We are just helping with that. I mean, the talent on that stage is off the chart.”

This year marks the Hoopla debut for Glaswegian band Walt Disco. The quintet, who GAY TIMES previously spotlighted as an Elevate artist, are “honoured” to be inaugurating the Queertopia stage. “It’s vital that new LGBTQIA+ acts get a platform to be themselves and connect with like-minded fans,” they say.