The drag spectacle ButtTootKing is still coming to Columbus on October 9, but not where ticket holders originally expected. The show has been relocated from KEMBA Live! to A&R Music Bar, and organizers say anyone who already bought a ticket does not need to do anything — those tickets will simply be honored at the new venue.
According to promowestlive.com, the notice reads plainly: “This show has been moved from KEMBA Live! to A&R Music Bar. All originally purchased tickets will be honored. No exchanges necessary.” That's a relief for fans who snapped up tickets before the switch, since nobody has to scramble for refunds or new seating.
As first detailed by Columbus Underground, the event is billed as an indoor, 18-and-over nightlife show at A&R Music Bar, located at 391 Neil Avenue. The outlet's listing notes doors open at 7 p.m. and the show runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., though a separate AXS ticketing snippet lists the Columbus date at 8 p.m. and still references the original KEMBA Live! venue — a discrepancy that hasn't been resolved across the available listings.
Who's Headlining the Columbus Stop
The night stars three performers from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17: Lydia B. Kollins, Kori King and Suzie Toot. Promowest's listing describes Lydia B. Kollins and Kori King as “America's favorite couple” from the season, performing alongside their friend Suzie Toot. A 6 p.m. meet-and-greet with all three is also on the schedule, per the same venue listing.
Columbus Underground's event details add that the show opens with Indigo Richwood, described as an Appalachian visual and performance artist who explores gender, absurdity and queer life through drag. The production overall is credited to Flip Phone Events, Fiercely You Entertainment and Michael Benedetti, according to the venue's event page.
A Halloween Theme Built for Costumes
Billing for the tour leans hard into the season: the official ButtTootKing site advertises it as an “ALL NEW HALLOWEEN SHOW FOR 2026,” and a Chicago tour-stop listing from metrochicago.com echoes that framing, calling it an entirely new show with new numbers. Columbus Underground's listing confirms that costumes are encouraged at the local stop and that the tour includes a costume contest in every city it visits.
Reporting from so.gay describes the production as a 21-date October tour inspired by the trio's favorite horror movies and seasonal scares, kicking off October 1 in Washington, D.C. That same report notes the trio's 2025 outing nearly sold out completely, and that they followed it up with 13 overseas stops across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
What to Expect Onstage
A separate so.gay review of a tour stop at Brooklyn's 3 Dollar Bill offers a sense of the show's style, describing “a mix of cabaret, club kid radiance, and full-scale musical theater parody.” That review also noted a costume contest held between acts, with numbers inspired by The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and the camp classic Death Becomes Her closing out the set.
For Columbus audiences, the lineup promises a similarly theatrical night, with Indigo Richwood opening before Lydia B. Kollins, Kori King and Suzie Toot take over for the headlining set. Anyone who bought tickets before the venue change can head straight to A&R Music Bar on October 9 without needing new paperwork.
