Home | Loud & Proud: A Celebration of Pride Bands from Coast to Coast

Loud & Proud was broadcast on June 26, 2021! You can watch a replay of the show below or click here to view a playlist of some of the individual performances.

Loud & Proud is a virtual concert where you’ll enjoy performances from thirteen LGBTQIA+ bands (listed below), covering musical genres from pop, symphonic, classical, modern, soundtrack, and more. We’ll also be featuring a joint shared performance by musicians across the bands!

Loud & Proud is a free gift to the global community, but you need to register below to watch! There will be two showings (Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT as well as 10:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM PDT) and there’s no need to pick which one now.

Loud & Proud is a shared pride concert coordinated by the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band. Donations made before or during the show will be split between performing organizations.

Hover over the logos below to read more about each organization.

Click on the logos below to read more about each organization.

San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band

San Francisco, CA - The first openly-gay musical organization in the world, inspiring the formation of LGBTQ+ bands, choruses and performing groups around the globe. SFLGFB is organizing the logistics of this concert.

Mile High Freedom Bands

Denver, CO - Through its performances and activities, MHFB strives to provide educational, cultural, and social enrichment for its members and audiences and make a positive contribution to the community in the Denver area.

Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps

New York, NY - Provides the LGBTQ+ community and their allies with a supportive and friendly environment for musical and artistic expression and, through performance, to promote social acceptance, equality, and harmony for all.

South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble

South Florida's only LGBT Wind Ensemble for the last 34 years, producing three major concerts a year, with one in conjunction with the Youth Pride Band.

DC's Different Drummers

Washington, DC - A lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender music organization welcoming ALL musicians as it fosters pride, inclusivity, and engagement with the greater Washington, D.C. region through music.

Desert Winds Freedom Band

Palm Springs, CA - A large and diverse musical group promoting community music in the desert.

Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA - Promotes acceptance and celebrates diversity by bringing together musicians from across Southern California for performance and education opportunities that embrace equality, inclusion, and the love of music.

Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and Color Guard

Orlando, FL - Promotes LGBTQ+ awareness, acceptance and equality in a positive way through quality entertainment and fellowship. It’s diverse membership unites with common goals: to serve and educate through the performing arts.

Mid America Freedom Band

Kansas City, MO - Provides a safe space for instrumental performance opportunities, outreach, and social advocacy for music enthusiasts within the LGBTQ+ and ally spectrum of the Kansas City area to create an inclusive community that fosters and celebrates diversity.

Blazing River Freedom Band

Cleveland, OH - A musical arts organization comprised of individuals dedicated to the promotion of the arts through the unique art form of community band music. BRFB aims to foster a musical culture within its local and national community while improving the quality of artistry and musicianship of its members, one note at a time.

Triangle Pride Band

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, NC - An LGBTQ and ally community band program welcoming all interested adults (18+), regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, or ability, to join us in lifting up our community through music!

Queen City Freedom Band

Cincinnati, OH - The Queen City Freedom Band (QCFB) is open to woodwinds, brass, and percussion players of all abilities and orientations placing a high emphasis on community building through music.

Encantada, The Band of Enchantment

Albuquerque, NM - To entertain, enrich, educate and support the LGBTQIA community and our members through our passion for music.