Chappell Roan Show: Less Concert, More Pink-Powered Pride Party

by Ash Griffith | DOWNTOWN RVA, MUSIC, NIGHTLIFE, POP & TOP 40, POP CULTURE, QUEER RVA

Driving down the business district toward Brown's Island on Thursday evening, there was nothing but a sea of pink—pink dresses, pink overalls, pink cowboy hats, pink glitter, pink rhinestones, pink everything. Anyone who didn't know better might have quietly wondered...

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