{"id":1975372,"date":"2025-08-22T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1975372"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:55:16","slug":"atlanta-pride-2025-first-round-of-entertainment-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/atlanta-pride-2025-first-round-of-entertainment-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Pride 2025: First round of entertainment announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-316263\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Atlanta Pride has announced the first round of entertainment for the 2025 Pride Festival on Oct. 11 and 12 at Piedmont Park.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>This year\u2019s lineup includes Bob the Drag Queen, winner of \u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d season 8; 2AM Ricky, the first Black trans man to reach #3 on the iTunes Electronic Charts and one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/roughdraftatlanta.com\/2025\/08\/20\/atlanta-lgbtq-center-support\/\">ambassadors of Atlanta\u2019s LGBTQ+ community center<\/a>; indie pop artist Bentley Robles; and folk artist Adeem the Artist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to kick off our 2025 entertainment announcements with such a dynamic group of performers,\u201d said Chris McCain, Executive Director of Atlanta Pride. \u201cFrom chart-topping artists to boundary-breaking storytellers, these entertainers reflect tremendous talent, creativity, and perfectly capture this year\u2019s festival theme \u2018Rooted in Resistance.\u2019 This is just the beginning, and we can\u2019t wait to share even more talent to be announced in the weeks ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>These artists and other performers, more of whom will be announced in the coming weeks, will take to two stages across Piedmont Park for a weekend filled with live music, drag, and celebration. Premium passes to Pride that include exclusive meet-and-greet opportunities with this year\u2019s featured artists \u2013 as well as shaded seating, access to restroom trailers, private bars, complimentary snacks, phone charging stations, and more \u2013 are available for purchase <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2025-atlanta-pride-festival-premium-passes-tickets-1089088766819\">here<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p> To learn more, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/atlantapride.org\">atlantapride.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Related stories:<br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/roughdraftatlanta.com\/2025\/08\/20\/atlanta-lgbtq-center-support\/\">100+ leaders sign on to LGBTQ+ center ambassador program<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/roughdraftatlanta.com\/2025\/08\/03\/reel-resistance-atlanta-lgbtq-history\/\">Atlanta Pride and Out on Film commemorate LGBTQ+ history with \u2018Reel Resistance\u2019 summit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/roughdraftatlanta.com\/author\/katieb\/\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .author-bio-header --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatie Burkholder is a staff writer for Georgia Voice and Rough Draft Atlanta. 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