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DENVER, CO: June 4, 2024—High Plains Comedy Festival—along with title sponsor Illegal Pete’s—has announced its headlining show for 2024, and will put festival passes on sale this week for its eleventh annual fest, scheduled for September 19 – 21, 2024. Bob The Drag Queen will be coming to Paramount Theatre on Saturday, September 21st at 7:30pm for the High Plains presented show as part of her This Is Wild! tour. Tickets for that headlining show go on sale Friday,  June 7th at 10am at ParamountDenver.com. 

Festival passes for High Plains will also go on sale this week. High Plains subscribers can take advantage of a pre-sale starting Wednesday, June 5th at 10am; general public on-sale will begin at 10am on Friday, June 7th. All pass sales are through the fest’s website at HighPlainsComedy.com.  Standard fest passes are $150, and include a ticket to the Paramount show, along with full access to the rest of the fest’s dozens of shows on South Broadway, and a limited edition fest t-shirt. 

“After more than a decade of bringing world-class comedy to Denver, we’re more excited than ever for the 11th fest,” said High Plains Founder and Executive Director Adam Cayton-Holland.  “Bob The Drag Queen will make for a perfect crescendo for one of the best weekends of the year!” 

About Bob The Drag Queen: The alter ego of non-binary comic/actor Caldwell Tidicue, “Bob The Drag Queen” describes herself as “hilarious, beautiful, talented and…humble.” Bob’s unabashed confidence won her the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” on season 8 of  “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” as well as multiple acting roles for HBO, Netflix, Sony Tristar, MTV, and  VH1. Through her work on HBO’s first unscripted show, “We’re Here,” Bob has been awarded a Peabody Award, GLAAD Media Award, and a Television Academy Honors recognition. Bob has won a Queerty Award as well as another GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Podcast for the highly rated “Sibling Rivalry Podcast” which he co-hosts with Monet X Change.  

High Plains Comedy Festival is held each fall in Denver, Colorado with title sponsor Illegal Pete’s and returning sponsors Liquid Death and New Belgium Brewing Company. Founded in 2013 by Denver  comedian/writer Adam Cayton-Holland, the Festival features a mix of local and national comics in venues throughout the city—with a special emphasis on the historic Baker neighborhood surrounding South Broadway. High Plains has quickly gained a reputation as one of the most talent-packed and fun-filled festivals in the country and returns for its 11th year September 19 – 21, 2024. 

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