Chappell Roan is bringing a new annual charity event to Los Angeles this fall, announcing two nights of music, drag, and comedy at the historic Shrine Auditorium on October 21 and 22. Called The Super Graphic Spectacular, the event will culminate each night with a headline performance from Roan herself, capping a bill that organizers say will also include drag artists, comedians, and special guests.
The two-night fundraiser, first reported by the Los Angeles Daily News, will benefit The Midwest Princess Project, the nonprofit Roan launched in 2025. According to organizers, the fund has already raised more than $800,000 through benefit concerts, donations, and community partnerships to support transgender youth and LGBTQ+ communities. The timing is no accident — the Shrine shows mark the first anniversary of the project's founding.
The venue itself carries some weight of its own. Built in 1926 and operated by Goldenvoice, the Shrine Auditorium seats roughly 6,300 people and holds North America's largest proscenium arch stage, according to the LA Conservancy. The Moorish Revival landmark has hosted the Grammys and the Oscars over the decades, giving Roan's charity showcase a stage built for spectacle.
How The Midwest Princess Project Got Started
Roan officially launched The Midwest Princess Project on October 23, 2025, seeding it with over $400,000 raised by dedicating $1 from every ticket sold during her fall 2025 pop-up tour, according to Pollstar News. The initial round of community beneficiaries included Los Angeles groups Trans Wellness Center and TransLatin@ Coalition, along with Missouri's GLO Center and Center Project, the outlet reported. Those early grants set the pattern for what organizers describe as a project focused on direct-impact community centers spanning both coasts and the Midwest.
The nonprofit builds on advocacy Roan has voiced publicly for years now. During her acceptance speech for Best New Artist at the 67th Grammy Awards in February 2025, she called on major record labels to provide living wages and health insurance to developing artists, citing her own experience losing healthcare after being dropped by her label as a minor during the pandemic, per Grammy.com. That speech generated widespread industry debate over how record labels treat developing artists.
From a Viral Speech to a Mental Health Fund
The fallout from that Grammys moment went beyond conversation. Roan announced the We Got You! fund after accepting the award, donating $25,000 to music mental health nonprofit Backline — a gift that inspired matching $25,000 donations from Noah Kahan and Charli XCX, according to a report from Pollstar News. Backline provides custom mental healthcare plans for touring crews and musicians, and the initiative gave Roan's televised call to action a concrete outlet.
Roan has also built a track record of platforming local talent at her own shows. Since her early headlining tours in 2023 and 2024, she has hired local drag performers as opening acts, using her social media to promote their handles and Venmo accounts for tipping, according to Boulder Weekly. She has cited watching her first drag show in Kansas City as a formative influence on her stage aesthetic, the outlet noted.
Tickets Go Through a Lottery, Not a Race
Getting into the Shrine shows will not be a simple click-and-buy. The event will use AXS's Fair AXS registration system, which requires fans to pre-register with credit card verification and then relies on a randomized lottery to distribute purchase invitations rather than a speed-based, first-come, first-served queue, according to AXS Support. Selected fans will receive an invitation to purchase tickets, replacing the traditional onsale rush that has fueled bot purchases and scalping for other high-demand tours, including previous runs by Zach Bryan.
Fans can register online starting at 10 a.m. on Friday through August 11, with ticket sales running August 18 through 20. Organizers say additional performers and programming will be announced in the coming months, and attendees will also have opportunities to take part in volunteer projects benefiting local LGBTQ+ organizations.
Part of a Busy Southern California Summer
The Shrine dates cap off a packed run of Southern California appearances for Roan. Her Southern California live history includes a multi-night pop-up residency in October 2025 at Brookside near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, part of a limited eight-date run that drew thousands of fans for multi-artist queer celebrations, per Pollstar News. Before the Shrine shows, she is set to headline the sold-out inaugural Daisy Chain Fields at Irvine's Great Park on August 29, alongside Mitski, Bikini Kill, and Garbage. That festival, put on by Olivia Rodrigo, will also donate a portion of its proceeds to organizations supporting women and girls.
Roan's rise to this level of cultural clout came fast. At the 67th Grammy Awards, she earned six nominations, including nods in all four major general field categories — Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year — off the strength of her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess, according to Us Weekly. The Super Graphic Spectacular now stands as the latest and largest expression of how she has turned that mainstream breakout into a recurring pipeline of funding for trans and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
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