Coachella 2023: 19 queer artists who will perform at the festival

Queer Artists Coachella 2023 Muna

Muna is one of 19 queer artists who will perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival in April.

Frank Ocean may be the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival’s first out, queer headliner, but he’s far from the only queer artist taking the stage at Coachella 2023. Out of the dozens of artists playing this year’s festival, there’s a good number of LGBTQ+ artists, making sure that you can enjoy queer music all weekend long.

Here are the queer artists performing at Coachella this year.

070 Shake

Singer and rapper 070 Shake had her first Billboard Hot 100 hit this year with “Escapism” by Raye. She used to date Kehlani.

Angèle

This Belgian singer came out as bisexual in 2020. Her music is inspired by French pop, electronic music, and rap.

Ashnikko

This sapphic alt-pop singer is pansexual and genderfluid. She’s dating fellow singer Arlo Parks.

boygenius

Boygenius is an indie rock supergroup formed by queer singer/songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus in 2018.

Christine and the Queens

Chris is a French singer and songwriter who is pansexual and trans. He’s collaborated with Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, and 070 Shake.

Doecchi

This queer rapper released her sophomore EP “She/Her/Black Bitch” last year and was nominated for her first MTV VMA for the song “Persuasive.”

Ethel Cain

Bisexual singer-songwriter Ethel Cain released her debut studio album “Preacher’s Daughter” last year, with many critics calling it one of the best albums of the year.

Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean, who is headlining this year, has released several albums including “Channel Orange” and “Blond,” and has won two Grammys.

Gabriels

Led by former “American Idol” contestant Jacob Lusk, who identifies as gay, this British-American three-piece band released their debut EP in 2021.

Kali Uchis

Colombian-American pop singer Kali Uchis is bisexual and won a Grammy for featuring on the Kaytranada song “10%.”

Kaytranada Coachella 2023 Queer Artists

Kaytranada is part of the lineup for Coachella 2023.

Kaytranada

This gay Haitian-Canadian DJ won two Grammy Awards in 2019.

Lava La Rue

London based rapper and singer Lava La Rue released their EP “Hi-Fidelity” last year to critical acclaim.

MUNA

One of the best bands in the world, MUNA is a sapphic pop-rock trio who’s self-titled album was one of the best of 2022

Remi Wolf

Alt-pop singer Remi Wolf is bisexual and released her first studio album, Juno, in 2021.

UMI

UMI is a queer American singer and songwriter known for the 2018 song “Remember Me.”

Uncle Waffles

This South African DJ came out as bisexual last year.

Yaeji

Yaeji is a Brooklyn-based singer and DJ. She’s Korean-American and queer.

YUNGBLUD

English singer, musician, and actor Yungblud identifies as pansexual and polyamorous.

Yves Tumor

Experimental artist Yves Tumor is bringing their brand of electronic music to Coachella this year.

This article originally appeared on Out.com, and is shared here as part of an LGBTQ+ community exchange between Q Voice News and Equal Pride.

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