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Daily Email - Thursday - 6/12/2025

June 12, 2025

Hey Chicago! Get your Pride weekend started with a high energy set from DJ/producer Miss Twink USA, taking over Broken Shaker with their captivating beats on 6/20. Enter now and you could win a punch bowl for four to kick off your night!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

WIN TICKETS TO LOLLA AFTERSHOWS

We can’t wait for the first weekend in August! Some of our favorite acts from this year’s Lollapalooza lineup are playing exclusive aftershows, presented by Hollister, to keep the party going all night. Check out the full list of events and be sure to enter to win tickets while you’re at it.

DOSTUFF X LOLLAPALOOZA PRESENTS:

FESTIVAL DREAMS COME TRUE - LOLLAPALOOZA VIP EXPERIENCE!

DoStuff’s your pass to VIP glory at Lollapalooza 2025. Win two VIP tickets to see Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Sabrina Carpenter, and more, 7/31-8/3. A 5-night hotel stay and travel credit seal the vibe. Revel in shaded lounges, air-conditioned restrooms, and on-field viewing areas at Chicago’s biggest music weekend.*

THIS WEEKEND

👠 Rated Q: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Tonight at Music Box Theatre (9:45PM) 

Take a fabulous trip to the outback in the Aussie camp classic, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, featuring drag tributes preceding the film screening.

🇸🇪 Andersonville Midsommarfest

Tomorrow-Sunday in Andersonville (10PM)

Swedish culture meets gay Pride at Andersonville Midsommarfest, kicking off tomorrow with food, friends, and fun from Foster to Gregory on Clark.

🥟 Dim Sum & Drag

Saturday at Furama (12PM) 

What’s better than brunch? A really gay drag brunch— with dim sum! Get in on all the delicious fun at Dim Sum & Drag: Really Gay Pride Brunch. Win a pair of tickets!

🎭 Pride with The Neo-Futurists

Friday, 6/20 - Sunday 6/22 at Neo-Futurarium (7PM/10:30PM)

Join experimental theater troupe The Neo-Futurists for their annual Pride tradition: 30 Queer Plays in 60 Minutes, with a benefit show for Pushing Envelopes, this Sunday.

🪩 BOOTS

Saturday, 6/21 at Metro + Smartbar (10PM)

BOOTS is taking over Metro plus Smartbar for a full building Pride rager feat. UNIIQU3, Martyn Bootyspoon, and tons more. Win a pair of tickets, boots (the house down).

You Will Get Sick

Win a pair of tickets to You Will Get Sick — a darkly funny, surreal new play about illness, dreams, and unlikely connections, making its Chicago debut at ​Steppenwolf Theatre. This bold and unforgettable production will leave you laughing, thinking, and feeling deeply. The show runs now until July 13.*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Get a gay history lesson with Chicago History Museum’s OUT at CHM Walking Tour, highlighting the colorful history of the Northalsted neighborhood, this Saturday.

  • Psst! Have you entered Gay Do312’s Pride Staycation sweepstakes? Win a fabulous two-night stay at Freehand Hotel, VIP M&G tickets to see BenDeLaCreme, $200 in gift cards, and more!

🛑 Don’t be a drag, just be a queen. 👑