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The countdown to the last-ever Dreamville Fest has formally begun. On Monday (March 17), organizers unveiled the total lineup, which can see Lil Wayne, 21 Savage and J. Cole headlining the bittersweet farewell occasion.
“See you one final time,” the competition’s social media account wrote by way of Instagram. Lil Wayne is anticipated to take the stage with Scorching Boys — Juvenile, Turk and B.G. — in addition to Massive Tymers, comprised of Mannie Recent and Birdman, on day one. Not everybody goes to be excited a few recycled “Lil’ Weezyana Tour” set, however perhaps it’ll be a nostalgia journey for the millennials within the crowd.
Additionally on the invoice is PARTYNEXTDOOR, who’s coming off the heels of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U with Drake, so if there was ever a time for The Boy to return, April 5 could be it. Festivalgoers may also stay up for performances from Ludacris, Chief Keef, Keyshia Cole, Younger Nudy, Ab-Soul, Kai Money and Niko Brim, together with the same old Dreamville staples: Ari Lennox, Bas, Lute and Omen.
Day two, alternatively, is rather less jam-packed. Along with J. Cole serving because the anticipated banner act, artists like Erykah Badu, Tems, GloRilla, JID, Wale, Coco Jones, EARTHGANG, BigXthaPlug, Anycia, Cozz and AKIA spherical out the lineup. Presale tickets went reside again in December 2024, and whereas basic admission and VIP passes are nonetheless accessible, organizers warned that “there aren’t too many left.”
Will Dreamville Fest 2025 Stay Up To Its Earlier Years?
Very like final 12 months’s run, Dreamville Fest 2025 appears to be a hit-or-miss for many individuals who had been there from the beginning. “I actually wished Doechii and Leon Thomas,” one reply with over 1,000 likes learn. Another person famous, “In case you had been born after 2000, you simply don’t get the importance of this lineup, and that’s okay!”
Between final 12 months’s rap beef and the fixed inflow of recent expertise, Hip Hop followers’ expectations are steadily getting tougher to fulfill. Even when April’s ultimate Dreamville Fest doesn’t fairly match the star energy of 2023 — when Drake, Usher and Burna Boy headlined — it’s unattainable to miss the legacy J. Cole’s annual occasion leaves behind. In any case, SZA, Massive Sean, Nicki Minaj, Lil Child and Kehlani have taken the competition’s stage at one level or one other.