QUEEN PRIYANKA with special guest MOONBEAN

THE DEVASTATIA TOUR

Say her name, Priyanka! The drag pop superstar totally smashed through the drag queen stereotype while she made her mark in traditional institutions as a legit artist. The origin story of Mark “Suki” Suknanan now known as Queen Priyanka started in the TV industry as a host on the legendary children’s network, YTV.

After 10 years of entertaining children, with the magic of drag - Queen Priyanka would be born and immediately start taking over the world of entertainment. Since winning the inaugural season of Canada’s Drag Race in 2020 - Queen Priyanka showed everyone that she is here to stay with her debut EP Taste Test earning over 20 million streams, becoming a lead on the Emmy Award-winning HBO series We’re Here, and acting roles in Netflix’s Glamourous and the upcoming film, Meet Me Next Christmas.

Described by Rolling Stone as “Fearless”, Queen Priyanka keeps proving that Drag queens can carve out a space in Pop music and get played on the radio by trusting her instincts and not playing by the rules. Breaking barriers is something Queen Priyanka is crossing off of her daily to-do list, and with her global fanbase begging for the release of her upcoming debut full-length album Devastatia, Queen Priyanka wants to make it known that she is first and foremost a pop star. The new album was released August 21. Her set at Hillside 2023 was consiered one of the highlights of the weekend. Join us for an epic evening in Peter Clark Hall.

MOONBEAN

Fresh from a huge set on the Island Stage at Hillside 2024, Moonbean joins this fantastic evenign to open the show. MOONBEAN is a queer, Toronto-based electronic duo who lace their live, synth hardware set with lush vocals. Their experimental synth-pop weaves in psychedelia, acid-house, techno, and disco, while their performance style harkens to a punk aesthetic. Speaking to identity expression, sexual orientation, inclusivity, consent, and community their lyrics weave mantras to empower their audience. Although their music is electronic, MOONBEAN plays an all-live hardware set which leaves room for improvisation and audience engagement. Their musical inspirations align with Little Dragon, Peaches, Metric, and Eurythmics. MOONBEAN's music is innovative in the way that it tricks you into feeling something nostalgic but by the end of the show, you realize it is unlike anything you’ve heard before. In the past 2 years, they released their debut EP and singles, and played festivals/toured around Canada, as well as 2 European Tours.

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