Leadership / 07.02.24

PRIDE: Not Just June Bookings Anymore

Access Staff

Pollstar (06/27/24) Zoltak, James

While June has traditionally been the busiest month for live acts featured at Pride events as it is Pride Month, business is now building throughout the year for many drag and other LGBTQ+ performers, according to Pollstar. Michael Grinspan is an agent at UTA who handles a number of drag artists, among other self-identified queer acts, including Trixie Mattel and Katya. He notes, "I'm very proud to say that 'The Trixie and Katya Show' sold a quarter million tickets across the world. It was one of the biggest worldwide tours of '22 and '23. That's just a harkening of things to come." Drag queen Jan Sport, who has an official collaboration with VF Corporation's JanSport brand, observes there are now a growing number of Pride events being throughout the year and not just in June. Chrissy Chlapecka, a hyperfeminine TikTok sensation managed by Rare Revolutions, feels the emergence of queer women in mainstream pop has opened a gateway for a broader array of queer performers of numerous kinds.

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Tags: Leadership , Pride Month