Pink on Jefferson Boulevard, Chappell Roan Adds a Block Party to Her Shrine Fundraiser

The parking lot beside the Shrine Auditorium is about to get a costume change. Chappell Roan has added a daytime Super Graphic Block Party to the West Lot of the Shrine, a warmup for the two charity concerts she will headline inside the auditorium on Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday, October 22, Grimy Goods reported Thursday.

The block party runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Tickets cost $15, and all net proceeds go to The Midwest Princess Project, the nonprofit Roan started to support trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities. Expect drag performers and DJs, first access to Super Graphic Spectacular merch, Chappell Roan themed photo ops, a costume contest, food trucks and local artists and vendors, plus local LGBTQ+ organizations and volunteer opportunities.

There is one firm rule, and it is printed plainly. A block party ticket does not get anyone into the concert, and Roan herself will not be at the block party. What the lot does offer is a second chance. Grimy Goods reported that fans at the party will have a chance to upgrade their tickets or win tickets to the shows, which were sold in August through a registration system, according to Variety.

Two Nights for the Midwest Princess Project

Roan and The Midwest Princess Project announced The Super Graphic Spectacular in August as a two-day fundraiser at the Shrine, Variety reported. According to the release Variety quoted, the nights will “unite artists, fans, drag performers, comedians and advocates,” with headlining performances from Roan and her collaborators, guest appearances, drag artistry and comedy.

Roan described it in her own register. The event “will be filled with drag, dance, guests, surprises, and funnnn!! I will be doing a special performance as well!,” she wrote on social media, Rolling Stone reported.

The official event page calls the Spectacular a two-day charity fundraiser built around live entertainment, volunteer opportunities, community engagement and a special headline performance by Roan. It also marks one full year of work since the project began, and all net proceeds will be donated to its next chapter.

The project’s own site puts its purpose in a single line. “Chappell Roan founded The Midwest Princess Project to uplift trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities through action, care, and connection.” It names Missouri, Los Angeles and New York City as the places where it has supported local organizations, and it is a sponsored project of the Catalyst Philanthropy Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity.

The money so far is real. Variety reported that the organization had raised $800,000 through donations and proceeds from Roan’s Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things pop-up shows. Rolling Stone quoted the event site as saying the project “has raised over $800,000, and has uplifted over 60 organizations working to make the world healthier, happier, and safer for LGBTQ+ people everywhere.”

Tickets to the Spectacular went through Fair AXS, which Roan said would help get rid of bots and scalpers, Rolling Stone reported. She was also direct about price. “We have priced the tickets higher than usual for charity,” she wrote.

L.A.’s my favorite city in the world, to be honest.

The Last Time Los Angeles Saw Her

The Shrine nights come about a year after Roan’s long awaited Los Angeles homecoming. In October 2025 she played two nights at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, and Variety’s review called it the headlining gig the city had been waiting for.

From the stage that Friday, she measured how far she had come. “The last show I played here was the Wiltern, which I think is a 2500-cap,” she said, referring to a show in November 2023. “So it’s really crazy that we’re playing two nights. There’s like 40,000 people here tonight.” Variety reported that she called it her biggest headline show ever.

She also talked about the city itself. “L.A.’s my favorite city in the world, to be honest,” she said. “I’ve been living here nine years.” She told the crowd she was originally from Missouri and had found the first five years hard, and that the city had taken care of her.

Grimy Goods, which covered those Pasadena days, remembered them as something closer to a festival than a concert, with pink cowgirl hats, feathered boas, drag performances from Meatball and Trixie Mattel and a giant pink horse photo op. For fans who lined up from 8 a.m., the outlet reported, Roan’s team set out water, rainbow parasols, bathrooms, charging stations and an air conditioned bus.

A Quiet Year, Then a Big Room

Roan has kept a low profile in 2026. Variety reported that she had been largely out of the spotlight since her appearance at the Grammy Awards in February, and that her Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things tour ended in March with a closing show in São Paulo, Brazil. Rolling Stone noted that she had released no new music since her 2025 singles “The Giver” and “The Subway.”

That makes the Shrine a telling choice of room. The venue sits next to USC and has hosted the Academy Awards, the Grammys, the SAG Awards and the BET Awards. Its auditorium has some 6,300 seats and what the Shrine calls the single largest proscenium style stage with a freestanding balcony in North America. Goldenvoice operates it. Roan put her Pasadena crowd at about 40,000 last fall. This time the crowd will be smaller, the stage grander and the cause written on every ticket.

What It Means for the City

For Los Angeles, the block party turns a charity concert into something more of the city can touch. A $15 ticket buys an afternoon in the West Lot with drag, DJs and the organizations that do this work year round. The event page spotlights the LA LGBT Center and Safe Place for Youth among Los Angeles organizations, and the project has invited local nonprofits that serve trans youth to apply for tables at the Spectacular.

It is also a reminder of how Roan has chosen to use her name in her adopted hometown. Rather than a quick arena stop, she is giving two nights and two afternoons to a single cause at a hall that has hosted the Oscars.

If You Go

The Super Graphic Block Party runs 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday, October 22 in the Shrine’s West Lot, 715 W. Jefferson Blvd. Tickets are $15 on AXS. A newsletter presale opened Thursday, October 8 at noon and runs until 9:59 a.m. Friday, October 9, Grimy Goods reported. Concert ticket holders get their own block party hours, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on their show night, with entry on their concert ticket. Space is limited.

The Shrine is about a five minute walk from the Jefferson/USC Metro station, according to the venue, which encourages rideshare and public transit.