Get ready to get up on your feet and dance as we turn the corner into 2023 with the Rose Parade and its four special musical performances.
Kicking off the parade with the Opening Spectacular are multi-platinum band Fitz and The Tantrums.
They will be followed by country music’s newest sensation Lainey Wilson, who will be performing mid-parade.
“American Idol” finalist Grace Kinstler will be performing her new song “Leo” live from Illinois’ first ever float in the Rose Parade.
Entertainment icon and two-time grammy winner Tanya Tucker will star in the Rose Parade grand finale.
Fitz and The Tantrums
Kicking off the 134th Rose Parade is a special performance by Fitz and The Tantrums, a multi-platinum band from Los Angeles, performing their latest high energy new song “Let Yourself Free” in the parade’s Opening Spectacular. The group will be featured aboard Honda’s inspirational float, “Forever Determined.”
Fitz and The Tantrums has energized popular music and culture with a series of unshakable and undeniable anthems and albums, all filled with a lot of dance floor ready bounce. “Let Yourself Free” is the title track from their new album of the same name. They will be joined by the Rose Parade Youth Dance Group, which includes some of the most amazing and talented Pasadena kids ranging in age from 8 to 13.
Lainey Wilson
Baskin native Lainey Wilson will perform mid-parade at the 134th Rose Parade. She will be featured on the float Louisiana “Celebration Riverboat.” This will be Louisiana’s second year participating in the parade, fresh off last year’s float winning the Wrigley Legacy Award.
Wilson is one of Nashville’s hottest and most talked about new artists. The Country Music Association’s 2022 Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year, as well as the Academy of Country Music’s New Female Artist of the Year.
Wilson will perform her hit single “LA” in the mid-parade performance.
Grace Kinstler
“American Idol” finalist and Illinois native Grace Kinstler will perform live from the Illinois state float, which will showcase Illinois tourism and the state’s travel diversity. She’ll be performing her new single, “Leo.”
Illinois is taking part in the Rose Parade for the first time.
Grace Kinstler, 21, began her journey as a professional artist after placing second runner up on American Idol. She has been hired to perform across the country at various festivals and events, including the grand opening of the Sable Hotel at Navy Pier in Chicago and numerous Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox games.
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker will be performing for the Rose Parade’s Grand Finale Spectacular Monday.
Born in Seminole, Texas, Tucker had her first country hit, the classic “Delta Dawn,” at the age of 13 in 1972. Since that auspicious beginning, she has become one of the most admired artists in country music history, amassing 23 Top 40 albums and a stellar string of 56 Top 40 singles, 10 of which reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s country charts.
The two-time GRAMMY winner will delight audiences with a performance of her current single, “Ready as I’ll Never Be.” She’ll be arriving at The Mansion Entertainment Group float on a Black Friesian horse, and will then be joined by Pasadena’s First AME Praise Team choir for the performance of the song, which Shooter Jennings produced.
After the performance, Tucker will ride down the 5.5-mile parade route.
For more about the featured performances, visit www.tournamentofroses.com/2023-lineup/2023-lineup-special.
