Global superstar J. Cole and Dreamville, the internationally recognized entertainment brand and multi-platinum record label for which he cofounded, have announced today the 2025 lineup for Dreamville Festival. The outdoor weekend event officially returns to Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6 to celebrate the fifth and final iteration of Dreamville Festival.
A limited number of two-day general admission passes are on sale now at www.DreamvilleFest.com, with a portion of proceeds being donated to the festival’s official charity partners, the Dreamville Foundation and Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy. All 2025 GA+ and VIP ticket packages have sold out in advance with waitlists available at www.DreamvilleFest.com.
With an always-original lineup curated by Cole and his Dreamville team, Dreamville Festival 2025 will soon welcome Lil Wayne with Hot Boys (Juvenile, Turk, and B.G.) and Big Tymers (Mannie Fresh and Birdman) as well as 21 Savage to each perform as Saturday headliners, while J. Cole and Erykah Badu will each close out their respective stages on Sunday night.
Festival organizers have also tapped several other multi-platinum and chart-topping music acts to join the 2025 lineup. Saturday, April 5 will feature performances from PARTYNEXTDOOR, Chief Keef, Young Nudy, Ab-Soul, and more, not to mention music icons Ludacris and Keyshia Cole, who celebrates 20 Years of her hit album "The Way It Is".
A trio of award-winning female artists - Tems, GloRilla, and Coco Jones - will then perform the next day on Sunday, alongside popular rap acts like Wale, BigXthaPlug, and more who will help close out the 2025 festival in grand fashion.
With today's hottest hip-hop and R&B acts in tow, Cole is bringing together all of the members from his acclaimed music roster to perform in Raleigh including J.I.D, Ari Lennox, EARTHGANG, Bas, Cozz, Lute, and Omen.
In total, over 25 artists will perform at Dorothea Dix Park next month with the full music lineup listed below and available online at DreamvilleFest.com.
“Our team looks forward to welcoming fans from around the world to Dreamville Festival this spring for our fifth anniversary celebration. The first weekend in April has grown to become one of our team’s favorite times of the year as an annual NC reunion,” said Dreamville Cofounder and Festival President Adam Roy.
After a historic fourth edition last spring in which 100,000 festival attendees from 20+ countries and all 50 U.S. states traveled to Cole’s home state of North Carolina to attend the Dreamville brand's flagship annual event, Dreamville Festival will once again return to Dorothea Dix Park to usher in the new spring festival season with a massive outdoor celebration of music, culture, and community.
As an annual reunion for Dreamville fans worldwide that drives a multi-million dollar economic impact to the greater Wake County region, Dreamville Festival will continue to offer a true taste of the good life in North Carolina this spring with dozens of local vendors, food trucks, artisans, and muralists spread across the Dix Park festival grounds.
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, which provides unparalleled skyline views of downtown Raleigh and the sprawling festival grounds.
Festival organizers would like to thank the many partners and sponsors supporting this year’s event including 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 also include Dreamville Foundation and Dix Park Conservancy, for which a portion of proceeds from the 2025 event will go on to support these nonprofit organizations.
Stay up-to-date on future Dreamville Festival news and announcements by visiting the following channels:
WEBSITE: DreamvilleFest.com
INSTAGRAM: @dreamvillefest
FACEBOOK: @dreamvillefest
TWITTER: @dreamvillefest
