Atlanta Pride Announces 2019 Entertainment Line-up Highlight

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) announced highlights today for their entertainment line-up for the 2019 Atlanta Pride Festival.

This year, the festival will once again feature entertainment on the Coca-Cola, Heineken, and Nissan stages. All three stages will be filled with a wide range of talent, with offerings to satisfy almost any palate! Including, fresh from his appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show, MAX, to perennial favorites, the Michel Jons Band, the stages will be hopping all weekend! If that isn't enough, we've got DJ's, a queer variety show, drag queen story hour and more!

The eclectic array of talent includes singer-songwriter, Daya, whose hit "Insomnia," is sure to be a part of the setlist along with 5th Harmony alum, Ally Brooke who joins us after a stint on "Dancing with the Stars." Others include Stoni Taylor and Exquisite Gender.

Closing out the weekend on the main stage is the Starlight Cabaret. This show is the LARGEST drag show in the South Eastern United States. The Starlight Cabaret boasts 25 to 30 drag acts at the top of their craft that live and work in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Our drag entertainers pull out all the stops with amazing costumes and fierce productions. It is an extreme honor to be a part of this show, as each entertainer is hand-selected and cast by the co-show directors, Genre Monster and Phoenix. Thousands of people from all walks of life gather under the stars to witness this hugely anticipated show every year with the main theme being LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Please join us as the stars come out on Sunday, you never know what you will see!

Another exciting element is the Shooting Stars show! Atlanta has so much drag talent, and just not enough room to house it all under one show. We believe in showcasing as much talent and entertainment as we can, and there just wasn't enough room in one show, so the Shooting Stars Cabaret was born. This show gives the opportunity for up and coming drag entertainers in the Atlanta Metropolitan area the opportunity to be showcased during the festival. It was well-received in its inaugural 2018 year, and this year will be even better! The Shooting Stars Cabaret, taking place late Saturday afternoon on the Heineken stage, features both a hand-selected and auditioned cast of 20-25 drag entertainers.

APC Executive Director, Jamie Fergerson, said of the schedule, "Each year, we strive to include talent from across the community, that provides a wide range of entertainment for festival-goers. 2019's lineup does not disappoint!"

She continued, "It is important for us to remind everyone, as we do each year that while many other large Pride celebrations have moved to ticketing portions of their festival, thanks to the support of Atlanta's LGBTQ community and our sponsors alike, we can stay true to our commitment of keeping the festival and our entertainment free of charge."

Please thank these sponsors for their continued support of Atlanta Pride:

Rainbow Sponsors:

AT&T, CBS46 & Peachtree TV, The Coca-Cola Company, Cox Enterprises, Delta Airline, Heineken, iHeartMedia, InterContinental Hotels Group, MailChimp, Marriott

Diamond Sponsors:

Smirnoff Vodka, Georgia Aquarium, Grady

Platinum Sponsors:

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Georgia Voice, Homoculture, Nissan, PNC, State Farm

Gold Sponsors:

Gayborhood, Comcast, Edge Media, Gilead, J�germeister, Kaiser Permanente, Nike, Peach Media, Scruff, Siemens, Slalom, T-Mobile, truth, UPS

Silver Sponsors:

Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta United, BABE Wine, Bank of America, Blackrock, Carvana, Crook & Marker, Frida Kahlo Tequila, Greystar, Piedmont Hospital, Project Q, Qgenda, SunTrust, Uber, Verizon, Walgreens, WellStar

The Nissan Stage is located in Mayors Grove across from our Purple Market section. The Heineken Stage is located on Oak Hill between the Charles Allen and 12th Street park entrances, and the Coca-Cola Stage is located at the top of the Meadow at 10th St. near the Charles Allen Gate, all within Piedmont Park.

A partial line-up of the Coca-Cola, Heineken and Nissan Stages is included below. For detailed showtimes, download the Atlanta Pride Mobile Application available up-to-the-minute programming.

For more information about all of these great acts and the most up-to-date information about Atlanta Pride, please visit: www.atlantapride.org

COCA-COLA STAGE:

Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 13

Begins at 2 pm: Begins at 3:30 pm

*DJ Babey Drew Michel Jons Band
*AJ Mitchell DJ Mary Mac
*Ally Brooke Starlight Cabaret
*MAX
*Daya

*Appearance courtesy of iHeart Media

HEINEKEN STAGE:

Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 13

Begins at 12 pm: Begins at 3:30 pm

Drag Queen Story Hour Linqua Franqua
Comedy Block Stoni Taylor
Alissah Brooks Halcyon
J. Taylor Chastity Brown
Shooting Star Cabaret
Queer Your Gender Dance Party

NISSAN STAGE:

Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 13

Begins at 12 pm: Begins at 3:30 pm

Out Front Theatre Sweet Tea: A Queer Variety Show
The Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus &
Yacht Rock Schooner
Prancing Elites
Exquisite Gender
Conkrete God
Taco Mouth
The Candy Box Revue


About Atlanta Pride: The mission of the Atlanta Pride Committee is to advance unity, visibility, and wellness among persons with widely diverse gender and sexual identities through cultural, social, political, and educational programs and activities.