![Ricky Martin at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ricky-martin-la-pride-1-2024-billboard-1548.jpg?w=875&h=583&crop=1)
While Pride Month was born out of a series of protests for equality for the LGBTQ+ community, the annual commemoration has since grown to become the largest celebration of the community in 2024. And part of that celebration includes a series of music festivals.
In 2024, artists have showed up to support and celebrate queer and trans people for Pride Month through a series of festivals and performances across the globe. For WeHo Pride’s kickoff concerts, artists including Kylie Minouge, Janelle Monáe, Diplo, Kesha, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Adam Lambert took to the stage at OUTLOUD Music Festival. Los Angeles’ pride festival, meanwhile, featured performances from Ricky Martin, MUNA, JoJo Siwa and Tokischa.
Speaking to Billboard about her Pride performances, Ellis-Bextor summed up why these shows were important to her, and to the community at large. “It’s a very inclusive, supportive, warm audience,” she said. “I know we talk a lot about being your authentic self to the point where we kind of don’t think about what that means. But actually, being able to feel comfortable in your own skin is one of the biggest things you can do for someone … I think the fact you get that in a very pure form at events like Pride is just a really joyous thing.”
Outside of California, cities such as Chicago, New York, London, São Paolo and New Orleans are set to ring in Pride Month with concerts of their own, featuring artists including Tinashe, Christine and the Queens, Slayyyter, Shea Couleé, Pattie Gonia and plenty of others.
Below, Billboard has compiled some of the best photos taken of artists during Pride Month 2024. Take a look:
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MUNA
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety MUNA performs onstage at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tokischa
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Tokischa performs at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jojo Siwa
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Jojo Siwa performs at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Isaac Dunbar
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Isaac Dunbar performs at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ricky Martin
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Ricky Martin performs onstage at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tokischa
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Tokischa performs at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lykke Li
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Lykke Li at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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MUNA
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety MUNA backstage at LA Pride in the Park concert held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Kylie Minogue
Image Credit: Scott Dudelson/FilmMagic Kylie Minogue performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride on June 2, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Janelle Monáe
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Janelle Monáe performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 1, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 1, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Noah Cyrus
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Noah Cyrus performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 1, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Big Freedia & Macy Gray
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Big Freedia and Macy Gray perform onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 2, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Kesha
Image Credit: Sarah Morris/WireImage Kesha performs at OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on May 31, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Keke Palmer
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Keke Palmer performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 1, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Doechii
Image Credit: Sarah Morris/WireImage Doechii performs at OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 1, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Adam Lambert
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Adam Lambert performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on May 31, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Bebe Rexha
Image Credit: Sarah Morris/WireImage Bebe Rexha performs with Diplo onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 2, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.
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Trixie Mattel
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Trixie Mattel performs onstage during OUTLOUD Music Festival at 2024 WeHo Pride on June 2, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.