Day 03 — The Front Festival’s Independent Music Showcase
HOT, TEXAS music.
On August 31, join us for The Front Festival’s annual Music Showcase.
Indie Texas meets brat summer. From sunset to sundown, enjoy two stages, featuring DJs, recording artists and bands based in Central Texas.
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2024 MUSIC SCHEDULE + LINEUP
✰ 7 PM — Doors & DJS begin ✰
Head to Cheer Up Charlies in Austin’s Red River Cultural District for The Front Festival’s Annual Music Showcase. Our night opens with sets from DJ Wyldflower outdoors and DJ Majesty of Divinity indoors. Future Front’s DJs-in-residence (DJ Dreams, knstalgia, DJ Veneer, DJ Violeta and Lavender Thug) will then take over the indoor stage to spin us through the rest of the night, while the live music showcase continues outside.
✰ 8:00 PM — PAM REYES ✰
To kick off the night’s live music showcase, join Pam Reyes on Cheer Up Charlies’ outdoor stage for music from her new EP Temporary (released August 2024). In Temporary, Reyes reflects on experiences of transience and diaspora, blending singer-songwriter sensibilities and soft folk pop.
✰ 9:00 PM — NEVER ✰
Following Pam Reyes, post-punk band Never takes the stage. Fronted by Emily Ng, Never features members of favorite Texas bands Luna Luna, Nevil, Thelma & the Sleaze and Nuclear Daisies. As a collaborative outfit, the band emblemizes the best of Austin’s live music scene and then some.
✰ 10:00 PM — promqueen ✰
After Never, pop rap performance artist promqueen will take us all from day to night, with a reproduction of her latest EP. As a second-generation, queer Vietnamese-American artist, promqueen’s effortless blend of genre and influence have made her a rising name in Austin’s music community, with each performance building on the last.
✰ 11:00 PM — p1nkstar ✰
Last but not least, the queen of electro-pop herself. As a former festival headliner (and curator), p1nkstar returns to The Front Festival 2024 for an iconic DJ set. (She previously screened GIRLS LIKE US at The Front Festival in 2021, as well as curated showcases in 2018, 2019 and 2022.)
✰ ALL NIGHT — Good Food & Cocktails ✰
Enjoy festival cocktails by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, drinks curated by Cheer Up Charlies, and food by Asador Tacos.
Stop by the Future Front shop for merch and ways to support what we do year-round.
HOW TO ATTEND
One-day passes* for the Music Showcase are $15 pre-sale. Weekend passes* for the entire festival are $40. This event is 21+.
*Passes are free for Future Front members.
Name your own ticket price at checkout to donate below.
All donations throughout the festival will support the administration of our Creative Future of Texas Fund, a $5,000 fund for emerging women and LGBTQ+ creatives in Texas.
*If you are a Future Front member, please provide your name at the door for entry or head to members.futurefronttexas.org or futurefrontmembership.squarespace.com to access member rates for event tickets, applications & other perks at anytime.
MEET THE LINEUP
BEHIND THE FRONT FESTIVAL
The Front Fest is an end-of-summer festival, featuring performances, films and creative experiences curated by Future Front.
Hosted annually in Austin, we put Texas women and LGBTQ+ artists of all kinds at the front of our lineups. Every year, over the course of a weekend, we celebrate the power of community and fundraise for Future Front’s Creative Future of Texas Fund. Formerly known as BABES FEST, the festival has seen more than 5,000 guests and showcased more than 500 women and LGBTQ+ artists since 2016. Learn more at thefrontfest.com/why.
In 2024, the festival returns for four days (August 29 to September 1) at The LINE Hotel Austin pool, The Contemporary Austin—Laguna Gloria and Cheer Up Charlies.
If you are interested in becoming a partner this year, please email us at hello@futurefronttexas.org.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO THE FRONT FESTIVAL
VENUE LOCATIONS + ACCESSIBILITY — The Front Festival will be held across three venues: The Line Hotel Austin, The Contemporary Austin’s Laguna Gloria and Cheer Up Charlies. All activities at all venues will occur on the ground floor and can be accessed by a wheelchair and other walking devices.
PARKING — We highly encourage utilizing rideshare or carpooling as there is limited self-parking available onsite. All venues are accessible by Austin public transportation, too.
WHAT TO BRING — Bring your ID. Cheer Up Charlies is a 21+ venue.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES — ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All FFTX staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values.
All events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind.
All guests are required to practice mutual respect and follow APH’s COVID-19 Guidelines, which currently include:
At all levels, people can wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by their personal level of risk.
People with potential COVID-19 symptoms and/or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask, regardless of a negative test.
People with a positive COVID-19 test and/or not fully vaccinated should not participate in an in-person Future Front event or visit a Future Front location until they test negative and/or they are fully vaccinated and no longer at risk.
If you have a question about the building's accessibility or anticipate needing assistance, shoot us a line at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you. :)
BEHIND FUTURE FRONT
HOMEGROWN IN AUSTIN, FUTURE FRONT IS AN AWARD-WINNING CULTURE SPACE AND EXHIBITION SERIES—WITH WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ CREATIVES AT THE FRONT.
As an arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival. Beyond our flagship showcases, we host year-round shows and workshops at our creative space in historic East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and collaborations, we invite the public to dream of a future where creativity, curiosity and intersectional design thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities. Learn more at futurefronttexas.org.
ABOUT THIS VENUE
CHEER UP CHARLIES IS AN EVERYBODY THEY BAR in downtown austin.
The only lesbian-owned bar in Austin, Texas, Cheer Up Charlies has been serving the Austin community a menagerie of indie live music, drag, performance art and all-natural cocktails for over a decade.
CHEER UP CHARLIES IS A MEMBER OF THE RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT.
The Red River Cultural District (RRCD) is a worldwide cultural tourism destination and entertainment district located in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas. A 501(c)(3), the RRCD is managed by the Red River Merchants’ Association, a coalition of over forty local small businesses found within the District. Each year, the RRCD presents two annual district-wide live music festivals—Free Week and Hot Summer Nights—hat provide additional revenue to musicians, venue owners and service industry staff during slow seasons. For more info, please visit redriverculturaldistrict.org.
THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, Waymo, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, the Red River Cultural District, Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members. THANK YOU!