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• The Utah Pride Festival runs this weekend, at Library Square, 200 East and 400 South, Salt Lake City. The event runs: tonight, 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The headliner, hip-hop star Big Freedia, performs Sunday at 6:15 p.m. The Utah Pride Parade happens Sunday, in downtown Salt Lake City, starting at 10 a.m. Tickets to the festival available at the Utah Pride website; the parade is free to the public.
• The Trey Anastasio Band, the progressive-rock group led by the Phish frontman, performs tonight at Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52, at Ticketfly.
• Synth/rock/funk band TWRP performs tonight at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: Conquer Monster. Show starts at 7. Tickets are $15, at Ticketfly.
• Salt Lake City "gypsy rockers" Hectic Hobo celebrates its album release with a show, tonight at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Opening: Quiet Oaks. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10, at Ticketfly.
• Doom-metal band Samothrace performs Saturday at The Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: He Whose Ox Is Gored, Conflagration. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 on the day of the show, at Ticketfly.
• Hip-hop artist/producer Blackbear performs Saturday at The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Sold out.
• Emo band Free Throw performs Saturday at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: Homesafe, Heart Attack Man, Sunsleeper. Show starts at 7. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 on the day of the show, at Ticketfly.
• R&B/soul musician LaTasha Lee performs Saturday at Liquid Joe's, 1249 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $20 on the day of the show, at Smith's Tix.
• The U.S. men's national soccer team plays a friendly match against Venezuela, Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium, 9270 S. State St., Sandy. Game starts at 8 p.m. Tickets available at the Rio Tinto website.
• The symphonic concert "Distant Worlds: Music from 'Final Fantasy,' " featuring melodies from the video game series, takes place Saturday at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, from $35 to $85, at ArtSaltLake.
• Utah blues/rock favorites Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand performs Saturday at the Sandy City Amphiteater, 9400 S. 1300 East, Sandy. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, from $12 to $18, at Smith's Tix.
• Celtic Woman, the Irish-themed vocal quartet, performs on its "Voices of Angels" tour, Sunday at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets, from $40 to $76, at ArtSaltLake.
• TajMo, a collaboration of blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo', performs Sunday at Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Sold out.
• Rappers R.A. The Rugged Man and AFRO co-headline a show Sunday at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. Opening: Dumb Luck, The Outsiders, Dead Walkers. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 on the day of the show, at Ticketfly.