{"id":2645,"date":"2025-02-20T13:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:35:39","slug":"worldpride-announces-star-studded-lineup-for-washington-dc-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/worldpride-announces-star-studded-lineup-for-washington-dc-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"WorldPride Announces Star-Studded Lineup For Washington DC Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WorldPride has announced that Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan will headline its festival at the RFK Festival Grounds on 6 and 7 June this summer in Washington DC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is set to be at the core of this year\u2019s festivities, with RuPaul, Raye, Paris Hilton, Sofi Tukker and Marina among the many other iconic artists performing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other announced performers are as follows: Aluna, Anabel Englund, Anne Louise, Betty Who, Coco &amp; Breezy, Crush Club, Essel, Dombresky presents Disco Dom, Galantis, Grimes, Hayla, Kaleena Zanders, Karsten Sollors, Kim Petras, Leland + Friends, LP Giobbi, Matt Suave, Patrick Mason, Purple Disco Machine, Rita Ora, Sasha Colby, Slayyyter, Spencer Brown, Tinashe, Trisha Paytas, Ty Sunderland and Zedd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WorldPride Music Festival is set to take place over two days across three stages, with singing, DJ sets and drag set to take centre stage &#8211; literally!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-ca1e272\" data-block-id=\"ca1e272\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2648\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WorldPride-Music-Festival.jpg?height=1350&#038;width=1080&#038;cropped\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorldPride Music Festival is a moment the world will remember,\u201d said Jake Resnicow, Executive Producer of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith legendary artists and our global community coming together, we\u2019re creating an electrifying celebration that unites, uplifts, and amplifies LGBTQ+ voices like never before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHosting this festival in our nation\u2019s capital makes it even more powerful \u2014 it\u2019s not just a party, it\u2019s a global movement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WorldPride runs for three-weeks from May-June and includes immersive experiences, a human rights conference and an array of political activism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It coincides with the 50th anniversary of Pride in the capital, marking a point of political significance as anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation is put at the forefront by the current administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information can be <a 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