Man, we could sure get used to lineups like this.
After toying with fans all week Rolling Loud Miami officially dropped it’s long awaited lineup Wednesday evening and once again, it’s a doozy.
As Rolling Loud has done in previous years, the lineup will return dozens of the same acts from last year’s festival, as well as many new ones— but you won’t hear anyone complaining. With its top tier lineup and widespread popularity amongst rappers, Rolling Loud has become the rap spectacle of the globe, selling out multiple nationwide festivals with plans in the near future to take itself overseas.
Returning from the 2017 headlining bill are Future and Travis Scott, who also headlines Okeechobee Music Festival in March and is rumored to be dropping AstroWorld soon.
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Headlining Friday night and making his Rolling Loud debut is J. Cole, the Carolina-bred MC known for going platinum, sans the features— twice. This comes after the 33-year old wraps up the 4 Your Eyez Only tour, and amidst rumors that the rapper has been in the studio working on new music.
Much like last year’s sold out festival weekend, the big names hardly stop at the top line— Wiz Khalifa, Migos, Post Malone and Lil Wayne are just a few big names that light up the lineup like blinged out Gucci Mane (Yes, he’ll be there too.)
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Shortly after the lineup drop Rolling Loud also unveiled its new venue, Hard Rock Stadium. Last year the festival was hosted at Bayfront Park on Miami’s waterfront, which presented several logistical issues for organizers and warranted many complaints from fans over long lines, limited water access and cramped quarters at the Amphitheater stage due to orchestra seating in the mosh pit area.
The announcement of the new venue was met with some initial criticism on Twitter from fans worried about the possibility of having the festival inside a football stadium, but co-founder Tariq Cherif was quick to dispel those notions via his own Twitter page, explaining that the festival would be taking place on stadium grounds, not inside the stadium itself.
THE SHOW IS NOT INSIDE THE STADIUM. IT'S IN THE GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE STADIUM. @RollingLoud
— Tariq (@TariqCherif) January 31, 2018
While the concept seems familiar to Tampa natives who attend Sunset Music Festival— which is hosted in the parking lot of Raymond James stadium each May— look for Rolling Loud organizers to once again deliver something special with their unique stage setups.
Last year’s Rolling Loud Miami lineup seemed near impossible to outdo, but the world’s largest rap festival has yet again struck hip-hop gold with curating a lineup that should deliver one action packed weekend.
Want to hear what Rolling Loud Miami 2018 will sound like? Check out our Spotify playlist with some of our favorite songs from this year’s lineup artists. For those with Apple Music, click here.
See the full lineup at the bottom of this post.
This article appears in Feb 1-8, 2018.