OMG! Orville Peck! Peaches!! Mother Freaking CHARO To Headline Queer Bar’s Pride Festival!!!!

March 7, 2023• byMichael Strangeways

OH, and Pabllo Vittar and Trixie Mattel, too. And some drag queens.

That’s a lot of talent for one 3 day festival happening June 23, 24 and 25! But, it’s what we’ve come to expect from Queer Bar and its owners Joey Burgess and Murf Hall who also own/co-own a slew of other Capitol Hill businesses including The Cuff Complex, Elliott Bay Book Company, Big Little News, Oddfellows Cafe and the just recently opened cafe/lounge Gemini Room. Last year, they booked Kim Petras and Iggy Azalea who wowed sold out crowds at the street festival on 11th Avenue in front of Queer Bar over Seattle Pride Weekend 2022. And, the star power continues with Queer Pride Festival 2023.

I mean….it’s a great line-up with something for everyone. You got heart throb gay country crooner ORVILLE PECK. And, beloved dance music icon/artist/activist PEACHES. Not to mention, the truly beloved living legend that is CHARO, who has been entertaining audiences with her music, humor, and charm for over 50 years.

It really is bonkers. In a “cuchi cuchi” sort of way.

Tickets go on sale on WEDNESDAY, March 8th at 12 Noon. There are a variety of options available for passes including payment plan options for folks who need who need it. Do note that SINGLE day tickets will be released at a later date. Go to www.queerpridefestival.com to grab yours. The VIP Pass does sell out quickly.

More information below and do note that MORE information about line-ups and schedules will be announced in the weeks ahead.

ALSO note the poster down below that lists a lot more names and programs for the festival including a slew of drag queens, including several more RuPaul Drag Race stars like Sasha Colby, Luxx Noir London, and Mistress Isabelle Brooks from the current Season 15 plus stars from previous years including Heidi N Closet, LaLa Ri, and Kornbread. PLUS/PLUS dozens of local performers and showcases of popular Queer Bar recurring shows like Burleskaraoke and Bang The Gong. There’s A LOT happening over the three days of this festival.

Queer/Pride Festival (QPF), the Pacific Northwest’s largest 21+ music and arts Pride festival featuring national and hyper-local artists, musicians, drag queens, and burlesque dancers, has announced its summer 2023 lineup and ticket sales go live tomorrow, Weds., March 8, at noon.

Running June 23-25, 2023, in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the standalone three-day festival sells out each summer due to its top-tier talent acts (past QPF headliners include: Grammy award-winner Kim Petras, global sensation Iggy Azalea, hip hop artist Big Freedia who was featured on Beyonce’s “Break My Soul” which took home a Grammy last month for best dance/electronic recording, and rapper Princess Nokia.)

“QPF returns this summer bigger and better than ever,” said Burgess. “We’re lighting up our stages with some of the hottest artists from around the world, and we’ve expanded our overall footprint to include a larger stage, bigger screens, and more food and beverage offerings.”

Queer Pride Festival 2022 with CarLarans, center. Photo by Travis Gillett

QUEER/PRIDE FESTIVAL (QPF) LINEUP June 23|24|25 2023

HEADLINERS

· Orville Peck | Currently on tour with Bronco album, scout + judge on the new Apple TV+ music competition series, “My Kind of Country,” premiering March 24.

· Trixie Mattel | Returning to Seattle after sold-out shows at the Paramount (2022), starring in discovery+ reality renovation show “Trixie Motel,” The Blonde and Pink Albums out now.

· Pabllo Vittar | Grammy-nominated megastar coming off her recent historic set at Coachella, 12M+ Instagram followers.

· Peaches | Feminist icon pop provocateur, returning to Seattle after sold-out “The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour 2022” show at The Showbox.

· Charo | Legacy performance by the pop culture icon.

Other performances include Seattle’s hometown heroine and Queer/Bar stage star Bosco (cast member from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14) and current Season 15 Drag Race megastars and queens Sasha Colby, Luxx Noir London, and Mistress Isabelle Brooks.

TICKETS

www.queerpridefestival.com

3-Day General Admission* & 3-Day VIP Pass* On Sale Now Starting at $150.

*This ticket levels sell out quickly.

Payment plans available.

· Early Bird 3-Day General Admission/ Tier 1 Pass | $150.

· 3-Day General Admission/ Tier 2 Pass (Tier 2 = once Early Bird Tier 1 passes sell out) | $180.

· Early Bird VIP 3-Day Pass | $300.

(VIP Pass includes priority entry for all three days, access to a private air-conditioned lounge with private bar and bathrooms, and two drink tickets per day.)

Single Day Ticket Release Date TBD based on capacity.

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.