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21 Savage, Doja Cat, And Nicki Minaj Will Headline Wireless Festival's 2024 Lineup
Wireless Festival, one of the biggest rap and hip-hop-focused festivals in the world, announced the first wave of artists on its 2024 lineup, including headliners 21 Savage, Doja Cat, and Nicki Minaj. Other big names on the bill are Future, Ice Spice, J Hus, Asake, Rema, and Tyla, indicating a continued expansion into Afrobeats and other diaspora genres, while more local artists are likely to be included in the second round of announcements.
The festival is returning to Finsbury Park in London for its 18th iteration after moving there in 2023 and holding part of the festival there in 2022. The festival will run from July 12 to July 14, and tickets will go on sale beginning this Wednesday (January 31) at 10 am GMT. You can find more information here.
More acts will be announced in the near future and you can see the full lineup below.
Friday, July 12Nicki MinajFutureIce SpiceSean PaulVanessa BlingVeezeRagz OriginaleDJ TargetRemi Burgz
Saturday, July 1321 SavageJ HusAsakeGunnaSexyy RedFridayySkillibengByron MessiaShallipopiStrandzKenny AllstarSeani B
Sunday, July 14Doja CatRemaTylaDigga DUncle WafflesRugerTeezo TouchdownNadia JaeSnoochie Shy
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Wireless 2024 Line-up, Tickets And Dates: Everything You Need To Know As Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat And 21 Savage Are Confirmed For This Year's Festival
Wireless Festival has announced the first wave of acts for its 2024 edition.
Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Doja Cat and J Hus have been confirmed as headline acts for this year's event.
The three-day event will return to its original home, Finsbury Park in North London between July 12-14.
Around 50,000 rap, R&B and hip-hop fans head to the festival each year - and it's not too late to secure your spot.
Here's everything you need to know about the three day event.
Wireless Festival has announced the first wave of acts for its 2024 edition
The three-day event will return to its original home, Finsbury Park in North London between July 12-14
Wireless 2024 line-up and headlinersThe first set of headliners have just landed - with Nicki Minaj , 21 Savage, Doja Cat and J Hus returning to the Wireless Mainstage.
Speaking on the announcement, London-born rapper 21 Savage said: 'I'm so happy to be returning home to the UK and headlining Wireless for the very first time.'
Elsewhere, Future, Ice Spice, Asake, Rema, Gunna, Sean Paul have been confirmed for what is set to be a mind-blowing weekend.
The weekend will also host appearances from celebrated DJs and broadcasters from BBC 1Xtra DJ Target, Kenny Allstar, Nadia Jae, Remi Burgz, Seani B and Snoochie Shy.
Further line-up announcements are set to be made in the coming weeks and months.
How much are Wireless tickets?Weekend tickets, priced at £258.25, go on sale on Wednesday, with two-day tickets starting at £175.50 and day tickets from £94.60.
Plus you can get payment plan tickets, which allows you to pay the ticket across a number of months.
About the festivalThe three-day festival, owned and managed by Live Nation, hosts some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B.
Nicki Minaj , 21 Savage, Doja Cat (pictured) and J Hus have been confirmed as headline acts for this year's event
Speaking on the announcement, London-born rapper 21 Savage said: 'I'm so happy to be returning home to the UK and headlining Wireless for the very first time.'
While it started as primarily a rock and pop festival in 2005, in recent years it has focused on urban music.
Last year, Wireless signed a five-year deal with Haringey Council to be held in Finsbury Park every summer until at least 2027.
The 2023 edition saw Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, D-Block Europe and 50 Cent appear across the weekend.
And it 2022, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, SZA and Megan Thee Stallion put on stellar performances.
Wireless Festival 2024: Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice And Doja Cat Lead Star-studded Lineup
Nicki Minaj performing at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2023
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February is nearly upon us, the worst of the winter slog is over, and we can finally start unashamedly making our summer festival plans.
And, with perfect timing, the tickets for Wireless – one of the UK's biggest rap and hip-hop festivals – are going on sale this Wednesday (January 31).
The three-day festival is promising another stellar lineup in 2024. There are a number of returning favourites: Nicki Minaj will be back on the main stage for her fourth Wireless performance; Future will also be headlining for a fourth time. Ice Spice also returns after her smash set last year, while Doja Cat will be making it a hat-trick.
Then there are some exciting newer acts on the lineup: Texas rapper and producer Teezo Touchdown, Nigerian singer Shallipopi, and South African amapiano star Tyla are all flying in for the occasion, and will be playing alongside London stars Nadia Jae and Snoochie Shy and more.
Here's everything to know about Wireless 2024.
Lil Baby performing at Wireless in 2023
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When and where is Wireless?
Who is performing?
As always, the festival is promising the biggest names in hip-hop and rap, with Nicki Minaj, Future, 21 Savage, J Hus, Ice Spice, Sean Paul, Asake, Gunna, Doja Cat and Rema among the major artists that have already been announced as headliners.
Fans can also look forward to seeing Digga D, Vanessa Bling, Veeze, Ragz Originale, DJ Target, Remi Burgz, Sexyy Red, Fridayy, Skillibeng, Byron Messia, Shallipopi, Strandz, Kenny Allstar, Seani B, Uncle Waffles, Ruger, Teezo Touchdown, Nadia Jae and Snoochie Shy. And there's many more acts to be announced.
Are there still tickets available?
Yes, general tickets go on sale on Wednesday January 31 at 10am.
There are both single day and weekend tickets available; single day tickets cost from £94.60, while two day tickets cost from £175.50 and weekend tickets cost from £258.25. There will also be payment plans available, where the price of the ticket is broken down into six installments. Find out more here.
How to get there?
Cardi B performing at Wireless in 2022
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Wireless takes place in Finsbury Park, a park in north London. It's conveniently located – the park is both a train station and tube stop on the Victoria line, Piccadilly line and Northern line. This means whether you are travelling across London, or coming in from out of town, travel to the festival should be relatively breezy.
There is no public car parking at the festival so it's advised to travel there by bus, train, taxi or tube. There are also Big Green Coaches running attendees from Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Chelmsford, Colchester, Coventry, Dartford, Gillingham, Guildford, Ipswich, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Norwich, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton and Swindon to London and back.
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