Lavender Prairie Festival

Lavender Prairie Queer CountryFestival is a three-day event at Judson & Moore featuring a curated lineup of queer acts from around the US, as well as some of Chicago’s queer country favorites. The event is presented by Local Universe, The Queer Social Club, and Andrew Sa following their collaborations with the regular two-step night Swappin’ Boots and the cult-hit Cosmic Country Showcase.

Inspired by the legacy of Lavender Country, the event is an experiential celebration of queer performance, dance, and art. Acts are coming in from around the country like the 27-year old twins The Kentucky Gentlemen from Nashville, the writer/vocalist/producer from Durham, HC McEntire, rising star from Charlotte, SC, She Returns From War, and Philly duo Big Benny Bailey (feat. Shamir). Also rounding out the festival from out of state is long-standing country-punk artist Abigail Austin who went on tour with Lavender Country in 2022. Picked from Chicago’s budding queer country scene are Olivia & The Lovers, the halloween-loving Iris Marlowe, Edie McKenna from queer-rockers Modern Nun, #QueerCountry Bandwagon, and duo The Devil Said Jump. Andrew Sa will be assembling a tribute to Lavender Country with former touring members of that band which was a collective of queer performers.

This is a 21+ event

Lavender Prairie Festival - Friday

The Kentucky Gentlemen - Beg Your Parton

The Devil Said Jump

Iris Marlowe

Abigail Austin

The Kentucky Gentlemen

Gigs

Chicago

Judson & Moore Distillery

Lavender Prairie Festival - Saturday

H.C. McEntire - New View

Edie McKenna

She Returns From War

H.C. McEntire

Andrew Sa

Lavender Prairie Queer CountryFestival is a three-day event at Judson & Moore featuring a curated lineup of queer acts from around the US, as well as some of Chicago’s queer country favorites. The event is presented by Local Universe, The Queer Social Club, and Andrew Sa following their collaborations with the regular two-step night Swappin’ Boots and the cult-hit Cosmic Country Showcase.

Inspired by the legacy of Lavender Country, the event is an experiential celebration of queer performance, dance, and art. Acts are coming in from around the country like the 27-year old twins The Kentucky Gentlemen from Nashville, the writer/vocalist/producer from Durham, HC McEntire, rising star from Charlotte, SC, She Returns From War, and Philly duo Big Benny Bailey (feat. Shamir). Also rounding out the festival from out of state is long-standing country-punk artist Abigail Austin who went on tour with Lavender Country in 2022. Picked from Chicago’s budding queer country scene are Olivia & The Lovers, the halloween-loving Iris Marlowe, Edie McKenna from queer-rockers Modern Nun, #QueerCountry Bandwagon, and duo The Devil Said Jump. Andrew Sa will be assembling a tribute to Lavender Country with former touring members of that band which was a collective of queer performers.

Three day tickets go on sale Fri Aug 2nd at 10am CT.

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Lavender Prairie Festival