Mel C and Sink the Pink announce Belfast and Dublin shows

English superstar Melanie C has announced a collaborative show with LGBTQ+ collective Sink the Pink at the Limelight Belfast on 27 September and the Academy Dublin on 28 September.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, 11 April at 10 am from Jinjer! Events and Ticketmaster.

Best known as “Sporty Spice,” one of five members of legendary girl group The Spice Girls, Melanie C (born Melanie Chisolm) has also established herself as an illustrious solo artist, with two Number One singles, seven studio albums, three video albums and two live albums to her name.

LGBTQ+ collective Sink the Pink call themselves “an antidote to the soulless mega clubs,” infusing elements of the classic nightclub scene with the creative power of diversely talented artists. Since 2008, they’ve gained a reputation as “the UK’s biggest and most outrageous queer night” according to a 2016 profile in The Guardian.

In the summer of 2018, Chisolm and Sink the Pink founder and presenter Glyn Fussell collaborated on a show in which four Sink the Pink drag queens masqueraded as Chisolm’s bandmates. The performance came to life at the Mighty Hoopla Festival in London, an alternative event co-founded by Sink the Pink, and received rave reviews. This summer will see the pair reunite to execute a brand-new vision in a world tour kicking off in São Paulo, Brazil, on 21 June.

So proud to announce details of a unique, world-colliding live show with @SinkThePinkLDN debuting on a tour of Pride events later this summer. Beginning in Sao Paolo-June 21st, this thrilling collaboration will also bring the party to other cities, more details unveiled soon! X pic.twitter.com/MP8egXR5Fw

— Melanie C (@MelanieCmusic) April 8, 2019

Before the Sink the Pink performances, Mel C will perform in Croke Park as part of the Spice Girls on 24 May. Extra tickets for the park's first girl group-led gig were released at the end of March due to overwhleming demand.

Please note that the Mel C feat. Sink the Pink events are over 18’s only. A valid, government issued photographic ID must be presented for entry.