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J. Cole's Dreamville Fest will host its fifth and final event in 2025.
The North Carolina rapper's manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad made the shocking announcement on social media Tuesday afternoon, December 10. He didn't explain why the iconic festival based in Cole's hometown is winding down. However, he made sure to thank every fan who attended and each person who worked to put on the festival over the past four years.
"This Festival is something a lot of people have been working very hard to bring you and it’s honestly been a dream come true seeing the impact," Ib wrote.
"I love yall for real," he added, "yall don’t know how hard and how much work it takes to bring yall this event but just know yall make it more than worth it every year. I can be here all day if I have to name everyone that works they ass off for this but we gon celebrate this one. Love ❤️"
Dreamville Fest first launched in 2019 featuring the entire Dreamville roster plus performers like SZA, Big Sean, 21 Savage, Nelly, Teyana Taylor, 6LACK, Davido, Saba, Rapsody, and more. Much like other festivals and events, Dreamville Fest was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and didn't return until 2022. Dreamville continued its run in 2023 and held its most recent event earlier this year. J. Cole headlined the festival each year, but his performance this past April was overshadowed after he apologized to Kendrick Lamar amid the ongoing beef between K-Dot and Drake.
The fifth and final Dreamville Festival is happening April 5 and April 6, 2025. As of this report, the lineup has not been revealed. Tickets are on sale now. Scroll below to see Dreamville's official statement on its last festival.