J. Cole has announced the lineup for the fifth and final edition of Dreamville Festival, and it promises to be a blockbuster weekend.
Taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 5 and 6, the two-day festival will feature headline performances from Lil Wayne, accompanied by the Hot Boys (Juvenile, B.G. and Turk) and the Big Tymers (Birdman and Mannie Fresh), as well as 21 Savage, Erykah Badu and Cole himself.
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Weezy and 21 will headline the Saturday night, while Cole and Badu will bring the weekend (and the festival as a whole) to a close on the Sunday night.
The diverse, star-studded bill also includes GloRilla, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Ludacris, Tems, Chief Keef, Wale, Ab-Soul, Young Nudy, Coco Jones, Keyshia Cole and BigXthaPlug, among others.
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As always, Dreamville as a label is well represented with additional sets from JID, Ari Lennox, Bas, EarthGang, Cozz, Lute and Omen.
A limited number of general admission tickets are on sale now at Dreamville Festival’s website, with a portion of the proceeds going towards the festival’s official charity partners, the Dreamville Foundation and Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy.
All general admission and VIP ticket packages have sold out in advance, although waitlists are available at the festival’s website.
Festival organizers made the shock announcement that 2025 Dreamville Festival would be the final one last December.
“April 5 & 6, 2025 will be the Fifth & Final Dreamville Fest,” a post on X (formerly Twitter) read. “What a ride it’s been… We can’t thank y’all enough for all the memories we’ve shared.”
J. Cole’s longtime manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad added: “Thank You North Carolina. Thank you to everyone who’s travelled from all over the last 4 years to enjoy our little family reunion.
“This Festival is something a lot of people have been working very hard to bring you and it’s honestly been a dream come true seeing the impact.”
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The festival was founded in 2018 and has seen performances from a host of Hip Hop and R&B heavyweights such as Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, SZA, Usher, Young Thug and Lil Baby, as well as Cole himself.
It has also been a major boon to the local economy, attracting 100,000 fans and approximately $145.9 million (equivalent to over 1,300 full-time jobs) to Wake County in 2023.
