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Dreamville Announces Lineup for 2023 Festival: J. Cole, Drake, and More

The lineup for the Dreamville Festival has been announced for 2023. J. Cole will be joined by Drake for a headlining set on the second day of the event.

Rapper's Drake and J. Cole attend First Down Friday at Sensu
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 03: (L-R) Rapper's Drake and J. Cole attend First Down Friday at Sensu on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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The lineup for the Dreamville Festival has been announced for 2023. Drake and J. Cole will be headlining on Sunday, April 2. Usher will headline on Saturday, April 1. Burna Boy will also be performing a headlining set on Sunday.

Per a press release, Drake will join Cole “as a special guest” for the set, which will see the two artists “perform a medley of hits from each of their chart-topping catalogs, which collectively have come to define the sound of a generation.”

Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, City Girls, Sean Paul, Summer Walker, GloRilla, Wacka Flocka Flame, Mario, and others will also hit the stage during the two-day festival.

The event will go down on April 1 and 2, 2023 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Head here to purchase tickets.

Check out the full lineup for the 2023 edition of the festival below.

Saturday, April 1:

  • USHER
  • Lil Durk
  • Ari Lennox
  • City Girls
  • Sean Paul
  • EARTHGANG
  • Jessie Reyez
  • Key Glock
  • SiR
  • Lute
  • Omen
  • Marqus Clae
  • Victony

Sunday, April 2:

  • J. Cole + Drake
  • Burna Boy
  • Summer Walker
  • J.I.D
  • GloRilla
  • Bas
  • Waka Flaka Flame
  • Mario
  • Ayra Starr
  • Baby Tate
  • Cozz
  • Jordan Ward
  • Reuben Vincent

The 2022 iteration of the festival saw Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, Rico Nasty, Wale, Ja Rule and Ashanti, as well as others perform. Head here to read a recap.

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