J. Cole has announced the loaded artist lineup for what is being billed as the fifth and final edition of his curated Dreamville Festival in Raleigh, NC on April 5th, and 6th, 2025. The festival will bring some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B to Dorothea Dix Park in the North Carolina capital to celebrate J. Cole’s multi-platinum record label of the same name [get tickets].
On Friday, April 5th, New Orleans hip-hop icon Lil Wayne will headline one stage with help from his Cash Money Millionaires cohorts Hot Boys (his late-’90s crew with Juvenile, Turk, and B.G.) and Big Tymers (featuring Mannie Fresh and Birdman) while Atlanta trap star 21 Savage closes out the second stage. Other acts on the Friday Dreamville lineup include 21 Savage, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Ludacris, Ari Lennox, Chief Keef, Keyshia Cole (Celebrating 20 Years of The Way It Is), Bas, Young Nudy, Ab-Soul, Lute, Omen, and Kai Ca$h & Niko Brim. On Saturday, April 6th, host J. Cole and enigmatic neo-soul songstress Erykah Badu will perform alongside Tems, GloRilla, J.I.D, Wale, Coco Jones, BigXthaPlug, EarthGang, Anycia, Cozz, and Akia.
All GA+ and VIP packages have sold out, but a limited number of two-day GA passes are now on sale here. You can also see what’s available on the secondary market here.
Dreamville 2024 marked another high water mark in the festival’s history as over 104,000 people from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 20 countries attended the event. Dreamville will once again kick off the spring season in Raleigh with a celebration of music, culture, and community. In addition to highlighting some of the top names in hip-hop and R&B, Dreamville Festival introduces fans from around the globe to the splendor of the City of Oaks, not far from where the rapper born Jermaine Cole grew up in Fayetteville. The festival generates an economic impact of more than $145 million for the greater Wake County area and highlights the community with local artisans, food trucks, muralists, and more spread throughout Dorothea Dix Park.
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While roaming inside, fans can also look forward to immersing themselves in site-wide art installations, learning more about local community organizations through Dreamville Foundation’s Nonprofit Row, enjoying some of the best food selections from around the state, and riding the iconic Dreamville Ferris wheel to catch skyline views of downtown Raleigh and the sprawling festival grounds.
The 2025 edition of Dreamville is sponsored by American Apparel, Bacardi, Chase, DoorDash, Electrolit, Hennessy, PATRÓN, PlutoTv, Red Bull, Smirnoff Ice, Starry, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and White Claw, among others. This year’s charitable partners include Dreamville Foundation and Dix Park Conservancy, both of which will receive a portion of the 2025 event’s proceeds to aid their nonprofit efforts.
View the full Dreamville 2025 artist lineup below. Click here to buy tickets.
[Originally published 11/26/24]