Dreamville Festival: 2024 lineup announced + how to buy tickets
Beth HutsonJ. Cole's Dreamville Festival, set to take place April 6-7 in Raleigh, announced the full lineup Thursday for the 2024 festival.
Artists such as SZA and Chris Brown will join Grammy-nominated rapper Nicki Minaj, who announced Dec. 11 on her official Instagram account that she would be appearing at this year's Dreamville Festival.
J. Cole, who grew up in Fayetteville and graduated from Terry Sanford High School, held his first Dreamville Festival in 2019. It expanded into a two-day event in 2022, and the following year, 100,000 attendees from all 50 states and 14 countries traveled to Raleigh to take part in Dreamville Weekend 2023.
Here's everything we know so far about Dreamville 2024.
Dreamville lineup 2024: Who is performing at this year's festival?
The full lineup was announced Thursday on the Dreamville FestivalInstagram and Twitter accounts. Here's who'll be performing Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday
The headliners will be SZA and Chris Brown
Also slated to perform are:
- J.I.D.
- Lil Yachty
- ScHoolboy Q
- Sexyy Red
- Jeremih
- EARTHGANG
- Teezo Touchdown
- Amaarae
- Lute
- Luh Tyler
- Domani
Sunday
The headliners will be J. Cole and Nicki Minaj
Also slated to perform are:
- Reema
- Jeezy
- Monica
- Rae Sremmurd
- Key Glock
- Bas
- Muni Long
- Cozz
- Omen
- TiaCorine
- Chase Shakur
What is the Dreamville Festival?
The first Dreamville Festival, featuring rap and hip-hop artists, took place in Raleigh in 2019, after the initial festival planned for September 2018 was rescheduled because of Hurricane Matthew. Subsequent festivals have taken place in 2022 and 2023. Cole also uses the name for his nonprofit organization, the Dreamville Foundation, which aims to help urban youth.
Where can I buy tickets?
Tickets for the Dreamville Festival start at $299.99 for two-day general admission and are available now on dreamvillefest.com. The higher-priced packages are waitlist-only.
Where is Dreamville?
J. Cole grew up in Fayetteville, but the festival takes place, as it has in years past, in his current hometown of Raleigh. It is at Dorothea Dix Park in downtown Raleigh.
Where can I stay during Dreamville Festival?
Hotels near the festival are selling out fast. We have you covered, though. Here's where to find available hotels, Airbnb and Vrbo properties in the Raleigh area.
For more information about Dreamville Festival, follow @dreamvillefestival on Instagram.