The Ally Coalition (TAC) has announced its 11th Annual Talent Show will take place Monday, December 15 at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, at 7:30pm.
Created and curated by TAC Founder, Jack Antonoff the annual Talent Show has featured past performances by Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Sabrina Carpenter, Rachel Zegler, Phoebe Bridgers, Hasan Minhaj, Kasey Musgraves, Clairo, Jason Isbell, and St. Vincent, amongst dozens of others.
Founded in 2013 by Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, TAC is committed to bettering the lives of LGBTQ youth through tours, social media campaigns and collaborative partnerships, providing critical support for grassroots non-profit organizations. With TAC’s unique connection to the entertainment industry, the artists they partner with use their platforms to raise awareness of the systemic inequalities facing the LGBTQ population and activate prominent members of the creative community and their fan bases to engage with these issues in meaningful and impactful ways.
“The Talent Show exists in its own special world that we have built over the last eleven years: bringing together my favorite artists to play a small room in New York for our people,” notes Antonoff. “All proceeds go to The Ally Coalition and their work supporting the homeless LGBTQ+ community – means the world to me and everyone who works hard to make this night happen every year.”
TAC has produced these unique, high-profile Talent Shows to raise over $2M to support unhoused LGBTQ+ youths.
Today, there are over 4 million unhoused youth in the USA – with almost 40% identifying as LGBTQ+. These youths are far more likely to be victims of depression, violence, bullying and suicide. The American Civil Liberties Union is tracking over 615 anti-LGBTQ bills across the U.S. – 2025 is our most critical show yet.
Last year’s Talent Show event, hosted by Jack and Rachel Antonoff, featured performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Rachel Zegler, Remi Wolf, Trey Anastasio, Brendan Yates of Turnstile, Claud, Laundry Day, Andrew Dost of Metal Bubble Trio, with Antonoff performing with Bleachers and reuniting with his ‘00s group Steel Train. The show also featured comedians Mike Birbiglia, Chris Laker and Veronika Slowikowska.
In addition to the Talent Show, TAC will host the 4th annual Day of Services, Friday, December 12 @ The LGBT Center (208 W. 13th Street, NYC 10011). The Ally Coalition’s Day of Services brings together local LGBTQ organizations, medical service organizations, and clothing brands to support the at-risk and homeless youth in the community..
“TAC’s Day Of Services has become one of our favorite parts of Talent Show weekend,” states Jeb Gutelius, Executive Director of The Ally Coalition. “This year, we’re again partnering with The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center to host the event, where hundreds of LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness will be able to access medical services, meet with a case worker, get a warm meal and shop from a fully stocked clothing closet.”
In 2025, The Ally Coalition went on tour with Lucy Dacus, Ethel Cain, DJO, Trixie Mattell, Remi Wolf, TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear, Lauren Mayberry, PVRIS, Joy Oladokun, and Trousdale. TAC hosted service projects at The Grammy Museum and at LGBTQ+ Centers with Maren Morris to pack hygiene kits for LGBTQ+ youth. TAC helped produce the social impact side of festivals such as Shadow of the City and Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings VIII.
Tickets will be open to the general public Friday, October 24 at 10am EST.
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