{"id":29666,"date":"2026-07-08T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/29666\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:21:13","slug":"worldpride-amsterdam-announces-billy-porter-beth-ditto-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/29666\/","title":{"rendered":"WorldPride Amsterdam announces Billy Porter, Beth Ditto and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

WorldPride Amsterdam<\/a> runs from 25 July to 8 August and within its extensive programme are three evenings of music at the city\u2019s iconic park, Museumplein. The concert series brings together artists from a wide range of genres and backgrounds, each contributing in their own unique way to the message of WorldPride: a world where everyone is free to be themselves.<\/p>\n

International line-up<\/p>\n

Read next<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Unity Concert kicks things off on\u00a0Tuesday 4 August\u00a0with featuring performances by\u00a0Beth Ditto<\/a> (The Gossip),\u00a0Billy Porter<\/a> (Pose),\u00a0Gustaph, and many other Dutch and international artists, accompanied by the\u00a0New Amsterdam Orchestra.<\/p>\n

\"Bimini\"Bimini (Image: Provided)<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Thursday 6 August, Museumplein transforms into one giant dance floor during the\u00a0Wedding Party XXL. With techno sensation\u00a0KI\/KI, queer icons\u00a0Bimini<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Billy Porter, and the legendary\u00a0Vengaboys, the evening promises to be filled with energy, love and celebration.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Blessed Madonna (Image: Provided)<\/p>\n

The official closing of WorldPride Amsterdam takes place on\u00a0Saturday 8 August\u00a0with the\u00a0Closing Concert.\u00a0Olly Alexander<\/a> (Years & Years<\/a>),\u00a0The Blessed Madonna<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lion Babe, among many others, will take to the stage for a spectacular finale to two unforgettable weeks of WorldPride Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

\"PostersWorldPride Amsterdam (Image: Provided)<\/p>\n

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The three concert evenings will also be hosted by well-known personalities from the Dutch and international queer community.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Unity Concert\u00a0on Tuesday will be hosted by\u00a0Conchita Wurst<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Envy Peru<\/a>. On Thursday,\u00a0Jurre Geluk\u00a0and\u00a0Sylvana Simons\u00a0will guide audiences through the\u00a0Wedding Party XXL. The\u00a0Closing Concert\u00a0on Saturday will be hosted by\u00a0Amber Vineyard\u00a0and\u00a0Janey Jacke, who will lead the celebrations as WorldPride Amsterdam comes to a festive close.<\/p>\n

\"HostsHosts Conchita Wurst and Envy Peru (Image: Provided)<\/p>\n

Full programme and tickets<\/p>\n

In addition to the headline acts, many more artists will perform across all three concert days. The full daily line-ups, practical information and tickets are available at\u00a0pride.amsterdam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From\u00a025 July to 8 August, Amsterdam will host\u00a0WorldPride, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world to celebrate diversity, freedom and love. The concerts at Museumplein will be among the highlights of this historic edition of WorldPride.<\/p>\n

Win a trip to WorldPride<\/p>\n

We\u2019re giving away a luxury weekend at WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 in partnership with Booking.com<\/a> and Eurostar<\/a>, travelling out on Friday 31 July and returning on Sunday 2 August. That puts you in the city for the biggest weekend of the fortnight, including the world-famous Canal Parade on Saturday 1 August, when around 80 decorated boats sail through Amsterdam\u2019s canals in the only Pride parade of its kind on water.<\/p>\n

\"CrowdsAmsterdam is hosting WorldPride 2026 (Image: Unsplash)<\/p>\n

The prize covers return travel on Eurostar Premier<\/a>, a stay at Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam<\/a>, a five-star hotel set in a former royal palace in the heart of the city, moments from the canals and the main WorldPride sites; and VIP access to the Canal Parade itself.<\/p>\n

To be in with a chance of winning, fill in your details on the link below.<\/p>\n

The competition closes on Friday 17 July 2026, when one winner will be selected at random. The winner and their guest must be available to travel from London on Friday 31 July 2026, returning on Sunday 2 August 2026. Entrants must be 18 or over and UK residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WorldPride Amsterdam runs from 25 July to 8 August and within its extensive programme are three evenings of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[23,19694,19695,19696,2143,700,19697,19698,7829],"class_list":["post-29666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","tag-amsterdam","tag-beth-ditto","tag-billy-porter","tag-bimini","tag-booking-com","tag-eurostar","tag-olly-alexander","tag-the-blessed-madonna","tag-worldpride"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}