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Between vocal allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community, Pride flags have often been waved on stage by musical artists — and our hearts swell with joy every time it happens!
From Hozier to Ariana Grande, Harry Styles to Megan Thee Stallion, here are just a few musicians who have shown support for queer and transgender people over the years by holding their Pride flags high!
Megan Thee Stallion
Hot Girl Summer is in full effect and Megan Thee Stallion, who has rapped about her sexual relations with women, has waved both bisexual and lesbian flags on stage, much to the delight of her LGBTQ+ fans.
Mel C
While waving a trans flag during a 2019 performance, Spice Girls star Mel C said, "Every part of the Pride community is very important, so tonight, I’m sharing this. We all need, we all deserve, and we all should have love."
Harry Styles
Vocal LGBTQ+ ally Harry Styles has waved many Pride flags on stage throughout his career, especially during 2023's Love On Tour.
Madonna
The pop music legend brought the flag on stage as one of her numerous pledges to the LGBTQ+ community.
Dua Lipa
Pop superstar Dua Lipa has always been outspoken about her LGBTQ+ allyship, and has shown it on stage by waving a rainbow flag.
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez had her background dancers hold up the trans flag at the conclusion of her Los Angeles show in 2023.
Dan Reynolds
Imagine Dragons frontman and ex-Mormon Dan Reynolds launched an entire LGBTQ+ music festival, LOVELOUD, to show support for the queer community, and has waved Pride flag on stage multiple times.
Hozier
Hozier, the singer-songwriter who has been a vocal LGBTQ+ ally since the beginning of his career with "Take Me To Church," has held up various Pride flags while performing on stage over the years.
Adele
Adele wrapped a Pride flag around her shoulders and walked through the crowd while singing "When We Were Young" during one of her Las Vegas residency shows.
Lady Gaga
Mother Monster herself knows her audience and has always shown love to us, only emphasized when she's brought a Pride flag on stage.
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato skipped with a Pride flag around the stage back in 2018.
Brendon Urie
Even before Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie came out as pansexual, he was openly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and waved Pride flags on stage.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry took a Pride flag from an audience member and wrapped it around her shoulders during her Witness tour era.
Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong, frontman of pop punk band Green Day, wrapped a trans flag around his shoulders during a 2022 event.
Ariana Grande
From waving Pride flags on stage to making her entire Coachella stage a Pride flag, pop icon Ariana Grande is one of the biggest supporters of the LGBTQ+ community in the music world right now.
