Joey Burgess has spent the past two years feverishly dreaming, alongside his team, of the return of lavish summer Pride celebrations. Queer/Pride Festival and the concurrent Cuff Festival, both slated for June 24–26, are these wistful fantasies realized, and headliners Iggy Azalea, Kim Petras, and Princess Nokia, alongside Seattle rock demigods Thunderpussy, are well worth the wait.
“Queer spaces are few and far between, and they’re going away,” says Burgess. But the owner of Burgess Hall Nightlife Group, which steers Capitol Hill mainstays Cuff and Queer/Bar, isn’t interested in dictating who Pride is or isn’t for; he has an inclusive vision for Queer/Pride and Cuff Fest
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