| New Orleans, LA (September 3, 2024)— Live Nation Urban announces Lil Wayne’s artist curated festival Lil’ WeezyAna Fest in his hometown of New Orleans taking place on November 2, at Smoothie King Center. The event, produced by Young Money, DMANI and Live Nation Urban, will feature some of music’s hottest acts this year and will remain just as unique and unforgettable as ever. Tickets will be available via artist presale with tickets on sale everywhere. For more details, click HERE. “Lil Wayne embodies the spirit of New Orleans, and Lil’ WeezyAna Fest is a stellar showcase of the city’s dynamic and flourishing music scene. Live Nation Urban celebrates this amazing event and is proud to continue to partner and cultivate the growth of this festival for years to come,” said Brandon Pankey, Vice President of Business Development & Operations Live Nation Urban. The festival promises show stopping performances including a special Hot Boys reunion with the OGs: Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. & Turk. Fans also won’t want to miss sets from Rob49 and Mannie Fresh. Additional artists and activations will be announced in the coming weeks. Since 2015, Lil Wayne has hosted one of the most dynamic events for his hometown of New Orleans, LA. Lil’ WeezyAna Fest has cemented itself as an annual homecoming for Wayne that celebrates the city’s musical history and is a way for him to give back to the community. Previous years of Lil’ WeezyAna Fest boast dynamic lineups with everyone from NBA Youngboy, Jeezy, Megan Thee Stallion Gucci Mane, Meek Mill, Master P, Saweetie, Big Freedia, Tory Lanez, Migos, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, the Hot Boyz, Coi Leray, and a host of others with surprise guests including Drake, Nicki Minaj, Birdman and more. Lil’ WeezyAna Fest 2024 Lineup: Lil Wayne presents Hot Boys featuring Juvenile and B.G. & Turk Rob49 Mannie Fresh & more! About Live Nation Urban Live Nation Urban (LNU) remains North America’s preeminent producer of concert experiences, festivals, and platforms headlined, curated, and owned by black talent. Operating in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, the company sets the tone for culture with over a dozen sought-after festival brands such as Roots Picnic, Broccoli City, Exodus Music & Arts Festival, ONE Musicfest, Strength of a Woman, and more. Beyond their captivating live events, Live Nation Urban has established themselves as key social architects in black culture with their innovative initiatives that include Juneteenth: A Global Celebration (broadcast on CNN), Kerry Washington’s THICKER THAN WATER book tour, and a special Hip-Hop 50 event at the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in addition to tours by artists such as Ari Lennox, Kirk Franklin, Davido, LL Cool J, Jill Scott, Jodeci, and Raphael Saadiq. The LNU-produced “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” special garnered a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Variety Show.” Live Nation Urban continues to grow across hip-hop, R&B, soul, and gospel as the most trusted purveyor of live urban music. For additional information, visit https://livenationurban.com/. About Lil Wayne Lil Wayne rewrote the entire game in his image. The five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning multi platinum rap icon, Young Money Entertainment founder, acclaimed author, pro skater, philanthropist, and history-making superstar left an indelible tattoo on the culture. By 2020, he cemented his legacy forever as “one of the best-selling artists of all time,” tallying sales in excess of 100 million records worldwide with 25 million albums and 90 million digital tracks sold in the United States alone. In 2022, Wayne earned his first Diamond certification from the RIAA with his generational smash hit “Lollipop” feat. Static Major. Not to mention, he garnered 11 BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two MTV VMAs, and eight NAACP Image Awards. Among many milestones, he emerged as “the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100,” logging a staggering 186 entries – the 4th most of all time. With a discography highlighted by five career spanning #1 debuts beginning with 2008’s 8x platinum, 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning opus Tha Carter III and its 5x platinum, 2011 successor Tha Carter IV, he released the latest version of the series – Tha Carter V – in 2018. Not only did it clinch #1 on the Billboard 200, but it also achieved “the second-largest streaming week for an album in history.” Every song on the tracklisting charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as he became “the first artist to debut two songs in the top 5.” It all bulldozed the way for his thirteenth full-length, Funeral, a year later. Simultaneously, Wayne owns and operates Young Money Entertainment as C.E.O. The company ignited the careers of two of the most successful artists ever—Drake and Nicki Minaj. The committed philanthropist founded The One Family Foundation too. |
