Exclusive: Sugababes on new music and ‘growing up’ with their LGBTQ+ fans
The Sugababes have praised their LGBTQ+ fanbase for their continuous ‘honesty, love and support’. The original trio, which consists of Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan, reunited for their first performance in nine years at Mighty Hoopla (4 June) – one of London’s most popular pop music festivals for the queer community.
As one of the most commercially successful girl bands in history, their incredible set included a plethora of iconic classics such as Overload, Freak Like Me, Push the Button, Too Lost in You, Round Round and About You Now.
Their performance was met with overwhelming praise from critics and longtime fans, with one tweeting: “Just gonna say it, that was the best concert in my life.” “This was EPIC!
Smashed it out the park, and then some,” another wrote, accompanied by several rainbow-coloured emojis. Speaking with GAY TIMES, Keisha admits that the band weren’t fully aware of their popularity within the LGBTQ+ community until they reunited in 2012 as ‘Mutya Keisha Siobhan’ (shortened to ‘MKS’) with the critically-acclaimed track Flatline.
