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DC’s WorldPride Music Festival lineup announced

By Will Vitka

Music fans, rejoice — the WorldPride Festival is coming to D.C. for the first time this summer. Its lineup was released Wednesday.

Marking the the 50th anniversary of Capital Pride, Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan will headline the celebrations at the (slowly being demolished) RFK festival grounds from June 6 to June 7.

Other featured artists include Grimes, Paris Hilton, Rita Ora, RuPaul, Sofi Tukker, Marina, Tinashe and Patrick Mason.

According to the event website, there will be three stages showcasing more then two dozen artists.

Music isn’t the only thing you’ll get a chance to witness: the event website states there will be more than 60 performances.

Those interested in attending, who must be 18 or older, can join the ticket waitlist online. Beware: presale tickets are already sold out.

“Whether you like House, Pop, Drag, Circuit or Techno, we will have a stage for you! Presented by Jake Resnicow’s Dreamland — the same team that brought you the historic WorldPride Event at the Javits Center in New York City in 2019 — with Production by Insomniac Events and Club Glow,” the website states.

WorldPride’s website has more information online.

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

By The Associated Press
WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (AP) — A man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift’s three performances in August 2024. The singer’s fans, known as Swifties, who had flown to Austria from across the globe to attend a performance of her record-setting Eras Tour were devastated, but rallied to turn Vienna into a citywide trading post for friendship bracelets and singalongs. The defendant, a 21-year-old Austrian citizen known only as Beran A. in line with Austrian privacy rules, faced charges including terrorist offenses and membership in a terrorist organization. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, and has been in custody since August 2024. The Vienna plot drew comparisons to a 2017 attack by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people. The bomb detonated at the end of Grande’s concert as thousands of young fans were leaving, becoming the deadliest extremist attack in the United Kingdom in recent years.
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