Nigerian Afrobeats musicians Tems and Rema are set to form part of this year’s Lollapalooza festival as it will take place in Chicago.

The event is slated to be staged in Grant Park, Chicago, from August 3 to 6 and has attracted more than 400 000 attendees since its inception.

Per media reports filtering through to Entertainment SA, the event was launched in 1991 and has expanded to several locations around the world, including Chicago, Berlin, Paris, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo.

The West African pair, who recently co-headlined the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend game in the US with fellow award-winning singer Burna Boy, will join more than 170 artists across nine stages, showcasing a range of musical styles including pop, rock, hip hop and electronica.

Rema and Tems are prominent figures in Afrobeats, which is recognised as the fastest-expanding genre around the world.

Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ recently became the most-watched Afrobeats video on YouTube with more than 410 million views, while Tems has steered several remarkable achievements, including surpassing 1 billion streams on Spotify across all credits.

Music In Africa has it that previous African performers at Lollapalooza include Nigerian rapper Ladipoe, who played at the 2020 edition of the festival.

Meanwhile, muso and broadcaster Selema Masekela, the son of the late South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela, also made an appearance at that year’s edition.

In addition, American stars Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Lana Del Rey as well as Colombian singer Karol G have also been confirmed to be part of the show.

This publication has gathered that tickets will be available starting on March 23, with the remaining tickets to be sold to the public through Lollapalooza’s official online channels.

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