J. Cole's Dreamville Festival 2025 lineup unveiled

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Fayetteville native J Cole curated an all-star lineup for the fifth and final Dreamville Festival April 5-6 in Raleigh.

The fifth and final Dreamville Festival is going out with a bang.

J. Cole’s entertainment brand and multi-platinum record label have announced the 2025 lineup for the outdoor music showcase returns to Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park on April 5-6.

Limited two-day general admission passes are on sale at DreamvilleFest.com, with a portion of proceeds going to the festival’s official charity partners, the Dreamville Foundation and Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy. General admission and VIP ticket packages have sold out in advance; waitlists are available at DreamvilleFest.com.

The festival lineup of 25 acts include Lil Wayne with Hot Boys (Juvenile, Turk, and B.G.), Big Tymers (Mannie Fresh and Birdman) and 21 Savage as April 5 headliners, while J. Cole and Erykah Badu will close out their respective stages on April 6.

Other chart-topping music acts are part of the April 5 lineup, with PartyNextDoor, Chief Keef, Young Nudy and Ab-Soul on stage. Ludacris and Keyshia Cole, who celebrates 20 Years of her hit album "The Way It Is," will perform. 

A trio of award-winning artists - Tems, GloRilla, and Coco Jones - will then perform on April 6, along with popular rap acts like Wale and BigXthaPlug.

Cole is also bringing members from his company’s music roster to perform, which including J.I.D, Ari Lennox, Earthgang, Bas, Cozz, Lute, and Omen.

“Our team looks forward to welcoming fans from around the world to Dreamville Festival this spring for our fifth anniversary celebration,” Dreamville Cofounder and Festival President Adam Roy said in a statement. “The first weekend in April has grown to become one of our team’s favorite times of the year as an annual NC reunion.”

Organizers say last year’s festival drew more than 100,000 fans from 20 countries and all 50 states for music, local vendors, food trucks, artisans, and muralists.

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