This was the scene at Boston’s first OUTLOUD Music Festival

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OUTLOUD saw trans artist Kim Petras, drag queen Trixie Mattel, internet icon Rebecca Black and others perform at Suffolk Downs Saturday.

Trixie Mattel does a DJ set during the first OUTLOUD music festival at the Stage at Suffolk Down on June 20. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe

By Emilia Wisniewski

June 23, 2025 | 9:28 AM

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Pride Month in Boston came to a glorious head Saturday at Suffolk Downs when iconic artists in the LGBTQ+ community gave an electric performance at OUTLOUD Music Festival.

OUTLOUD came to Boston this year for this first time after having two years of star-studded showings in West Hollywood. The eight-hour party featured ten performances that got hundreds of people up and dancing.

In Boston, trans singer-songwriter Kim Petras and famed drag queen Trixie Mattel headlined the show, with some local LGBTQ+ artists opening the festival — such as Roxbury’s Oompa and Dorchester’s Big Body Kweeng.

Here are some photos from the event: