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Acts for Pride in the Park announced
2022-04-23
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Taking place the same weekend as this year's Chicago Pride Parade, the third edition of the music festival Pride in the Park will be June 25-26 at Grant Park's Petrillo Bandshell.
According to the event's website, headliners will include The Chainsmokers and Alesso. Some of the other acts slated to appear include DJ/drag persona Circuit Mom; LGBTQ+ singers Daya and Rebecca Black; British DJ Joel Corry; drag personalities Shea Coulee, Monet X Change, Mimi Marks and Bambi Banks Coulee, among many others.
A portion of ticket sales will again benefit The Center on Halsted, considered the Midwest's most comprehensive LGBTQ community center.
See prideparkchi.com . |
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