With Pride season finally here, cities around the world are bringing music festivals to their LGBTQ residents. Now, Southern California is preparing for the 2022 L.A. Pride festival and parade kicking off Saturday (June 11).
Back in April, Christopher Street West — the nonprofit organization behind L.A.’s annual Pride celebrations — announced a new slate of LGBTQ performers set to join them for their in-person music festival L.A. Pride in the Park, which includes Anitta, Syd, Chika, Michaela Jaé “MJ” Rodriguez, Rebecca Black, Bob the Drag Queen, Zolita, Alexander Stewart, Edward Frame, Grag Queen, Allison Ponthier, San Cha, Rossi, Drumaq, Mike Taveira, Boy Untitled, Gess, Malibu Babie and A Club Called Rhonda.
Along with joining the lineup as a performer, Anitta was announced as the event’s second headliner, alongside pop icon Christina Aguilera, who joined the Pride in the Park lineup back in March.
“We’re thrilled to have women, the majority of them LGBTQIA+ artists of color, lead our mainstage event to celebrate our return to Pride,” Gerald Garth, CSW’s vice president of community programming and initiatives, said in a statement. “Los Angeles represents a broad range of cultures, backgrounds and identities, especially across the BIPOC communities. Bringing influential and diverse artists is a nod to the many different people reflected within our community.”
L.A. Pride takes place on Saturday and Sunday (June 12). Tickets for the day-long concert on Saturday, at Los Angeles’s State Historic Park, are currently on sale, starting at $45 for general admission passes, and $200 for VIP passes. This year will also mark the return of Los Angeles Pride Parade, which was canceled for the first time in L.A. Pride’s 50-year history in both 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you won’t be able to attend in person, the 2022 L.A. Pride paade will air on ABC affiliates and livestream on Hulu.
To see the full lineup and buy your tickets for L.A. Pride in the Park, click here.
