The rapper will bring out a different co-headliner each night.
Wireless Festival 2025 is set to make history. The mega music festival has announced that the Canadian rapper Drake will be the headliner – for all three nights. Running from 11 to 13 July, the event takes place in Finsbury Park, London.
Wireless Festival 2025 marks Drake's first UK performance in six years. The last time he was at the festival was in 2018, when he replaced DJ Khaled as the headliner. He is the first artist to headline one festival for three nights. While he performs on each night, he will be playing three different set lists.
Each night at Wireless Festival, Drake will be joined by a different co-star. The confirmed headliners include Afrobeats legend Burna Boy and dancehall star Vybz Kartel on Sunday, a host of UK talents (names still to be confirmed) on Saturday, and R&B queen Summer Walker and PARTYNEXTDOOR on Friday. The latter will be of particular interest to fans, following the recent release of the Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR collaborative project "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U."
The news comes one week after the American rapper Kendrick Lamar played the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in the United States. The pair have a public feud and have created diss tracks towards each other. Kendrick is also scheduled to perform in London the week after Wireless Festival, taking to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stage with SZA on 22 and 23 July.
This year, Wireless is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The festival started in London's Hyde Park in 2005, and has since spread across the world. It has welcomed stars including Prince Harry in the crowd, Flaming Lips crowd surfing, and Kanye West ranting on stage. The festival has occurred in Leeds and Birmingham, Frankfurt, Germany and Abu Dhabi. The last Abu Dhabi event took place in November 2024 and brought together the biggest names in hip-hop, rap, R&B, grime and dance.
Tickets to see Drake at Wireless Festival are on sale now and start from £135 for a one-day ticket.
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