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Kehlani Withdraws From SoSF Pride Festival

The roster shakeup follows her amicable departure, prompting several other acts to withdraw from the June 28 block party.

Kehlani has backed out of SoSF, a new one-day Pride festival, weeks before it is set to take place.
FILE: Kehlani performs live onstage during a concert on their Crash World Tour at Astra on Jan. 25, 2025, in Berlin.
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Overview

  • SoSF announced on June 5 that Kehlani had “decided to no longer be a part of the lineup,” calling her exit amicable.
  • Organizers relocated the June 28 event from Pier 80’s warehouse to an outdoor stage at 900 Marin Street.
  • San Francisco drag performer Nicki Jizz, the Reparations drag show and party collective Fake and Gay also withdrew from the roster.
  • R&B singers Tinashe and Kim Petras remain headliners on the revamped bill, which now features German DJ Horsegirl as a special guest.
  • Kehlani faced backlash over her comments on the Gaza war and Zionism and has defended herself as “anti-genocide” and not antisemitic.