Embargo in effect until 10am EST June 11
The Art of Cool Festival Announces Lineup Additions
- Lineup additions include Keyon Harrold, The Juju Exchange, Anthony Hamilton and Royce da 5’9. These acts will join current festival bill consisting of: Nas, Erykah Badu, Meshell Ndegeocello, Maxwell, Dwele, Damien Escobar, Sons of Kemet, Iman Omari and Sango.
- One-day passes for the festival to go on sale June 15th.
Durham-based Art of Cool Festival (AOCFEST) has added several new acts to its latest 2018 festival lineup. AOCFEST, now in its fifth year, is owned and managed as a subsidiary of The DOME Group LLC.
The Friday lineup includes Maxwell as the headliner, along with AOCFEST alum Anthony Hamilton. Meshell Ndegeocello, Juju Exchange, Damien Escobar, Sons of Kemet, 9th Wonder’s 95 LIVE, and Sango round out the first night of the festival weekend. Saturday’s lineup includes headliners Erykah Badu and Nas, along with Dwele, Royce Da 5’9, Iman Omari, Keyon Harrold, and Rahsaan Patterson. Additional national and local acts will be announced on a rolling basis.
“We’ve been working hard to present our biggest lineup to date to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of The Art of Cool Festival,” says The DOME Group LLC and AOCFEST President Sulaiman Mausi. In addition to a stellar lineup, AOCFEST welcomes the Innovate your Cool conference and St(art) of Cool, free community programming scheduled during the AOCFEST weekend, and led by The Art of Cool Project.
The 2018 5th Anniversary AOCFEST will be held September 28-29th, 2018. The main venue will be the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, located at 408 Blackwell Street. Additional venues will include the Durham Armory, Motorco, Carolina Theatre, and the Pinhook. One-day passes will go on sale June 15th.
Noted AOCFEST past performers include Common, George Clinton, Terence Blanchard, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, The Internet, Anderson .Paak, Goldlink, Roy Ayers, Snarky Puppy, and BadBadNotGood.
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ABOUT THE DOME GROUP LLC: The DOME Group, LLC is a premier entertainment promotions company based in North Carolina specializing in turn-key production of top-billed music performances across the country since 2007.
ABOUT THE ART OF COOL PROJECT: The Art of Cool Project is a 501(c)(3) jazz presenting non-profit organization that strives to cross artistic, economic and social boundaries to bring together a diverse mix of people, cultures, experiences and creativity.8
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