Festival and Equality Walk to celebrate LGBTQ Pride in downtown Nashville
The 30th Annual Nashville Pride Festival presented by Bridgestone is proud to announce the 2018 Nissan Main Stage entertainment line up including Wilson Phillips, JoJo, Taylor Bennett, Chely Wright, Steve Grand, FLETCHER and more are scheduled to perform over the weekend.
This year’s Pride Festival will take place on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th at Public Square Park in Downtown Nashville. Saturday’s festival kicks off with the Equality Walk at 10:00 am.
Following the Equality Walk on Saturday, June 23rd, attendees can enjoy performances across the festivals four stages — the Nissan Main Stage which kicks off with two Nashville-based acts, synth-pop group, John Cyrus, and Nashville native (unicorn) and emerging hip-hop artist, Gifted Queen; the RNBW Nash Songwriters Stage which features singer-songwriters within Music City’s LGBTQ community; a stage dedicated to drag performers from around the region; and a full day of music from DJs from WXNA.
Saturday’s Nissan Main Stage lineup also includes chart-topping country musician and social activist, Chely Wright (“Shut Up and Drive”, “Single White Female”), Nashville-via-Sweden producer Andreas Moss (“Thinking Bout You”, “Stuck in My Feelings”), rising pop singer FLETCHER (“War Paint”, “Wasted Youth”, “Live Free Die Young”), emerging hip-hop star and younger brother to Chance the Rapper, Taylor Bennett, and Saturday’s Nissan Main Stage headliner — JoJo (“Leave (Get Out)”, “Too Little Too Late”, “Vibe”, “F*ck Apologies”).
The festival continues on Sunday with performances on the Nissan Main Stage from Nashville’s own Katie Pruitt (“Loving Her”), a special performance from Becca Mancari (“Summertime Mama”) and Lavender Country (Nashville Pride 2017 Trailblazer Award-winner and queer country icon), soul crooner Desi Valentine (“Fate Don’t Know You”), pop star Steve Grand (“All American Boy”, “Look Away”), and Sunday’s Nissan Main Stage headliner — Wilson Phillips (“Hold On”, “Release Me”, “You’re in Love” — and so many more).
Tickets and festival information — including the ability to create a custom schedule — are available through the Nashville Pride app, available for iOS and Android, or by visiting NashvillePride.org. Daily passes are $5.00 for the general public, weekend and VIP passes are on sale now.
Entertainment Lineup:
Wilson Phillips – JoJo – Taylor Bennett – Steve Grand – Chely Wright – Becca Mancari* with Lavender Country – Andreas Moss* – Katie Pruitt* – Desi Valentine – Gifted Queen* – John Cyrus* – plus many more on four stages
*Nashville-based artist
The 2018 Nashville Pride Festival is presented by Bridgestone and supported by Nissan, Genesco, Journeys, Vanderbilt Health, Jack Daniels, Dollar General, Tribe, Bud Light, Play Dance Bar, Curb Records, el Jimador, AARP, Absolut Vodka, Opry Mills Mall, Ron Sanford Productions, Vanderbilt University, First Tennessee Bank, Barefoot Wine, Cummins, Dell, TFS, Village Real Estate, Charleston Mix, Lyft, Baker Donelson, The Mockingbird, US Bank, Frothy Monkey, Schaffer Law Firm, Dahlia, Out & About Nashville, Nashville Scene, The East Nashvillian, DO 615, and Focus.#
