Shangela will perform on June 2 as part of WeHo Pride. (photo courtesy of the city of West Hollywood)

WeHo Pride presents a free outdoor concert, “Friday Night at OUTLOUD Music Festival,” taking place June 2 at West Hollywood Park kicking off OUTLOUD’s three-day queer music festival. Featuring an incredible music lineup with headliners Idina Menzel, Jessie Ware, Shangela and Tinashe and additional performances by JORDY, Tolliver and DJ Venessa Michaels, Friday evening’s OUTLOUD experience adds to an already stellar weekend lineup of music with Saturday and Sunday headliners Grace Jones and Carly Rae Jepsen.

WeHo Pride Presents ‘Friday Night at OUTLOUD’ is free to the public and requires an RSVP to secure complimentary tickets, as event capacity is limited. OUTLOUD Weekend and WeHo Pride Pass holders will be guaranteed access to the Friday event. To RSVP for Friday’s event or to purchase festival access, visit weareoutloud.com.

“I’m overjoyed that as a council, we prioritized providing Free Friday Entry tickets for OUTLOUD on WeHo Pride Weekend. Pride starts right here in West Hollywood and we’re incredibly excited about the Friday night lineup for the OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride,” West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne said. “Along with Saturday and Sunday’s OUTLOUD Music Festival, the city is proud to present an incredibly diverse range of free programming during WeHo Pride Weekend including the Dyke March, Street Festival, Women’s Freedom Festival and, of course, the WeHo Pride Parade. Not to mention 40 days of LGBTQ Arts Festival programming. WeHo Pride will be brimming with community, activism, music, diversity and inclusion – some of the very things that make the City of West Hollywood so great.”

Friday Night at OUTLOUD Music Festival activities begin at 6 p.m. The evening launches WeHo Pride Weekend programming, all of which are free to attend, and guests of all ages are welcomed. The WeHo Pride Street Fair will take place on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 starting at 12 p.m. featuring live entertainment and activities, as well as sponsor and community organization booths. Saturday’s events include the annual Dyke March as well as the Women’s Freedom Festival at the WeHo Pride Community Stage. The weekend celebration continues with the WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 4. WeHo Pride Weekend follows the kick-off of the 40-Day WeHo Pride Arts Festival, which starts on May 22, Harvey Milk Day, and continues through June 30. For information about WeHo Pride events and programming, visit wehopride.com.

OUTLOUD @ WeHo Pride continues on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. The full weekend lineup also includes performances by Passion Pit, Orville Peck, Santigold, Princess Nokia, Yung Bae, La Roux, Meet Me @ The Altar, Jodie Harsh, Rubio, Cub Sport and Black Belt Eagle Scout, with more to be announced.

“The community feedback from this year’s OUTLOUD lineup has been extremely positive and supportive, so much so that we sold out of our Tier 1 passes within hours of announcing,” said JJLA Founder and Producer, Jeff Consoletti. “I think that it’s a real testament to what we have created with OUTLOUD, a queer music festival experience with its Friday night lineup that will build on a well-rounded three-day festival program, offering something for everyone.”