Dirty Disco – the electronic music program curated by Josh Obront aka JELO (formally presented annually at Pride Toronto by Don Berns aka Dr. Trance – RIP) is a part of Pride Toronto that many attendees consider their ‘must attend’ event of the festival weekend.
With a proud multiple decade history of organization, Dirty Disco is an ode to fans of new and exciting harder dance music across many genres.
House, techno, dubstep, trance, and many blends of those and other experimental sounds resonate and echo through the Church/Wellesley Village corridor from the Central Stage located in the parking lot beside O’Grady’s Restaurant (across from Woody’s) on festival Sunday afternoons – closing out the month long celebrations.
The Dirty Disco program wasn’t always hosted at Central Stage though – it typically was featured on what was once the location of the South Stage (down in the parking lot behind where Zippers Piano Bar & Dance Club was located on Church Street between Carlton and Wood Streets – across from Maple Leaf Gardens) before a condominium development was erected where the stage would be built. It also was hosted on the Wellesley Stage (a platform stage constructed in the street at Wellesley and Church intersection).
Time changes most things.
But one thing will always been certain – that you’ll have a great last day of celebrating Pride in Toronto if you are at the Dirty Disco program – and this year was no different.
Hosted by Rob A. on microphone, this year’s Dirty Disco program of entertainers featured:
Jerome Robins, Theta State, Bella, Nuni, Audi Etoffe, Chiclet, Barroness, JELO, and closed with Ticky Ty who was joined by JB Sax (surprise!) for the DJ and live saxophone finale to close the stage.
Rob A. (Host) happily noting how the Dirty Disco stage was packed (and had overflow into Church Street) early in the afternoon. Make sure to arrive early!
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No stranger to the stage, Chiclet connects with her audience during the Dirty Disco program at Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025.
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Audi Etoffe lays out some hard techno for the crowd during the Dirty Disco program at Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025.
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Loving every moment of her experience (as read during her performance on social media) playing for the Dirty Disco crowd during Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025 was, Barroness.
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The Dirty Disco program curator, JELO (Josh Obront), taking the reins of the stage with his own blend (and original music showcases) of hard and tech house during Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025.
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Dirty Disco program closer, Ticky Ty, takes centre stage as the final entertainer of the evening with high energy audience connection, stage antics and infectious bubbly personality during Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025.
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Stage host Rob A. watches as JB Sax makes a non-billed surprise appearance to serenade the audience alongside Ticky Ty’s explosive DJ performance – fusing electronic and acoustic music together during the Dirty Disco program a Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025.
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Ticky Ty and JB Sax share an impromptu dance moment together on stage during the finale of Dirty Disco at Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2025.
Dirty Disco – Pride Toronto: Toronto, Canada
Photos + Video Stills:
These photos and video stills were taken Q2 during the early summer month of June in 2025.
Credit: Sean Young aka SERIAL SEAN