It’s finally Friday! Thanks for another week of teamwork, problem-solving, and pretending every “quick question” was actually quick. Now, let’s weekend!

We’ve got your chance to snag tickets for Bertha: Grateful Drag, the world’s first all-drag Grateful Dead Tribute Band, 6/17 at Headliners. ENTER TO WIN!

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• Pro mixed martial arts returns to Louisville 6/19, and Freedom Hall is the address. Fifteen fights, a lightweight main event between Israel's Ilay Barzilay (7-1) and American veteran Landry Ward (10-3), and a co-main middleweight bout to boot. The card airs live on VICE TV, but if you want to be in the room, you already know where Freedom Hall is. Get tickets for LFA 235 now!*

• To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World Tour returns with WTWN 10: Werq The World News, a high-camp global broadcast with the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race and surprise guests at the Louisville Palace on 3/31. Win tickets here!*

• Tickets are on sale now for The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular with the Original ‘Columbia' Nell Campbell at The Louisville Palace on 10/3. See a screening of the movie in a new 4k restoration with a live shadow cast and audience participation, plus a costume contest and more!*

• Win a brag-worthy trip to LadyLand Festival this Pride Weekend, 6/27! Enter for your chance to score VIP tickets + two exclusive swag bags, a stay at Arlo Williamsburg, and $600 in travel credit. Experience three stages and performances from Kim Petras, Romy, CupcakKe, DJ Gigola, and more LGBTQ+ artists and allies.*

• Chuck Prophet says, "We’ve got ourselves a cool little four-piece acoustic country-rock road band. No smoke machines. No backing tracks. Just the sound of wood, wire, skin, and air moving around a room.” See for yourself at Headliners on 8/9. Grab your tickets now.

LOUD, PROUD, AND ON REPEAT

Celebrate Pride Month in Louisville the best way we know how: through music, community, and unapologetic self-expression. The Do502 Pride Playlist is packed with LGBTQIA+ anthems, dance-floor favorites, and feel-good tracks that honor the artists, activists, and trailblazers who continue to shape queer culture. Whether you're getting ready for a parade, heading to a local show, or just soaking up the energy of Pride season, this playlist is your soundtrack for celebrating love, identity, and inclusivity all month long—and beyond. 🌈🎶

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