Pittsburgh, PA—The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that Grammy® nominee Adam Lambert will be the featured entertainer at its “Pride in the Street” event on Saturday, June 15.  Tickets will go on sale on Friday, April 5 at 10 am.

Lambert will perform a 90-minute show with a full band and dancers on the outdoor stage at Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh between 9^th and 10^th streets. Last year’s event drew a record 6,800 attendees with headliner Melissa Etheridge.

Citing influence from various artists and genres, Lambert has a flamboyant, theatrical and androgynous performance style, and a powerful voice with multi-octave range.  He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” in 2011. He has often been identified as the first openly gay mainstream pop artists to launch a career on a major label in the U.S

Lambert has been a major contributor to the advancement of social acceptance towards the community. He’s lent his voice to the “It Gets Better” campaign – a project in response to school bullying and a rash of suicides among LGBT youth.  He has been a vocal supporter of marriage equality and has suggested that unequal treatment under the law is complicit in the burden of “shame and guilt and secrecy” that attaches to the LGBT community.   In 2010, he received a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Music Artist and in 2013 for Outstanding Music Artist.  In May he will receive the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards.  The award is presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality the our community.

Tickets for Pride in the Street are $35 in advance and can be purchased online at www.pittsburghpride.org/tickets or by calling 1-888-71-TICKETS.  To attend the event, you must be 18 or older or accompanied by a parent or guardian.