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Coffee Break: Pride Weekend

MPR Team at The 51st Annual Twin Cities Pride Festival at Loring Park on Sunday, June 25, 2023.
MPR Team at The 51st Annual Twin Cities Pride Festival at Loring Park on Sunday, June 25, 2023.Liam Doyle for MPR

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

June 28, 2024

This weekend is Twin Cities Pride Festival at Loring Park in Minneapolis — and we’re celebrating in a BIG way here at The Current! Today, Tonal Recall will have a special Pride-themed show at noon, and then Ayisha Jaffer will kick off the weekend with a dance party starting at 10 p.m. on The Current. Tomorrow, the celebration continues on the airwaves with Pride editions of Teenage Kicks and Radio Free Current, and a Saturday-night dance party hosted by Kendall Stewart, then United States of Americana will get in on the fun with a special Pride edition on Sunday.

Of course, you can join us at the festival all weekend long — be sure to look for The Current in the parade! Also, if you haven’t yet, go ahead and check out our Pride Stream — it’ll keep you moving all month long. Let’s get ready for the weekend’s festivities — and celebrate love — with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from LGBTQIA+ artists would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Wham – Freedom

Janelle Monae – Make Me Feel

Erasure – Who Needs Love (Like That)

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Christine And The Queens – People, I’ve been sad