Nashville Pride has announced they will be hosting a benefit concert to raise funds to save the city’s festival and pride parade in the midst of a funding shortage.
The “Get Out, Get Loud” benefit will take place on Oct. 5 at Marathon Music Works and feature a night of live music, drag performances and a silent auction.
Musical performers include Brooke Eden, Shelly Fairchild, Chris Housman, Angie K, Meghan Linsey, Adam Mac, Autumn Nicholas, The Kentucky Gentlemen, Katie Pruitt,Sam Williams and more to be announced.
Drag artists featured include Blush, Bianca Fuego, Delta Granta, Kennedy Ann Scott, Perplexity, Nece Sexton, Jaxson Stone and Vanity.
People watch the Pride Festival Parade floats through Broadway in Nashville, Saturday, June 25, 2022.
Nashville Pride, which has operated since 1988, celebrates visibility and joy for Tennessee’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.
But the festival is at risk after corporate sponsors abruptly withdrew support. Pride is now facing a $250,000 budget shortfall.
The hope to close the gap by Oct. 11, which is National Coming Out Day, in order to ensure the festival will take place in 2026.
“For more than 35 years, Nashville Pride has been a cornerstone of identity, visibility, and joy for our community,” said Tina Tousignant in a press release, the president of the Nashville Pride Board of Directors.
“This benefit concert is an opportunity for Nashville to come together, celebrate loud and proud, and save Nashville Pride to ensure we remain strong for years to come.”
To learn more about “Get OUT, Get LOUD: A Benefit for Nashville Pride” and buy tickets, visit nashvillepride.org/getout and savenashvillepride.org.
Audrey Gibbs is a music journalist at The Tennessean. You can reach her at [email protected].
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