Dec 11, 2023 - Culture

Our artist predictions for Dreamville Festival 2024

Alexis Clinton

Dreamville festival feature image. Photo: Alexis Clinton/Axios

Dreamville Festival returns to North Carolina in 2024. Here are our predictions on who will perform.

The two-day music festival will take place for the fourth year at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh on April 6-7.

Context: Dreamville usually releases its lineup of artists a couple of months before the festival, so interested festivalgoers will have to patiently wait until then for an official announcement.

My thought bubble: People make speculations on who will perform the minute tickets go on sale. For me, it started the minute this year’s festival wrapped. Who could headline after Drake?

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj released tour dates, with two stops in North Carolina, following a new album release of Pink Friday 2. The tour schedule indicates she’ll perform at Dreamville on April 7.
Minaj’s new album features a new song with J. Cole called “Let Me Calm Down.”
She’ll also perform at Spectrum Center on March 23. You can buy tickets here.

Drake

The Canadian rapper loves North Carolina, so he may make a return. He co-headlined with J. Cole at this year’s festival and he made a song about Charlotte, plus he added a second show when he made his tour stop here this year.
Drake recently announced that J. Cole would also join him on the second leg of his It’s All A Blur tour in 2024, which ends a week before the festival.
He also collaborated on two songs including “First Person Shooter: and “Evil Ways” with J. Cole this year.

Lil Wayne

Repeat performers at Dreamville Fest aren’t unusual. It’s possible that Lil Wayne will also make an appearance.

Wayne was part of the 2022 lineup and performed a few songs as a surprise guest with Drake this year.
At least five songs, including “Bedrock” and “Truffle Butter” could be performed if Wayne, Drake and Minaj share the stage.