Hip-hop fans will be happy to learn that the internationally renowned Rolling Loud events have added two of the biggest names in contemporary hip-hop to their 2023 lineup. Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott have been announced as headliners for next year’s Rolling Sound Rotterdam, after which Scott will go on to lead the lineup for Rolling Sound’s Portugal event later in the summer. The announcement of the two artists for 2023 marks the rise of Rolling Sound from a single-day Miami event to one of the biggest international hip-hop festivals in the world, with festivals taking place in Australia, Canada, the US and Europe.
Rolling Loud Rotterdam is hosted by Woo Ha! and will kick off in the summer of 2023 at the Rotterdam Ahoy venue, located in the heart of what is The Netherlands’ second largest city and one of Europe’s primary seaports. With the announcement of more acts to follow, the Rotterdam event is schedules to take place on June 30th – July 1st, 2023. You can check the line-up as it stands so far, and grab pre-sale tickets, here.
Travis Scott will go on to headline Rolling Sound Portugal, which, this year, takes to the picturesque beaches of Portimao on the Algarve coast as a venue. With announcements of the full lineup for the event to follow soon, presale tickets are currently available here. The festival will take place on 5th – 7th July, 2023.
2023 looks to be a busy year for Rolling Loud’s organizers, as in addition to the Rotterdam and Portugal dates, Rolling Loud has events planned for Thialand in April, and California in March. The California event will be headlined by Travis Scott, Future, and Playboy Carti. July will also see the eight annual Rolling Sound flagship event returning to Miami on July 21st – 23rd.
Check out footage of Travis Scott performing “Stargazing”, live at Miami’s Rolling Loud in 2019.
Since its inception in 2015 by founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Charif, Rolling loud has earned global acclaim from critics and festival-lovers alike, with Variety calling the event “The biggest hip-hop festival in the country”, and Forbes describing it as “a lifestyle brand. They are more than just the shows. They have built a community with their consumers and are building new channels to maintain continuity”. The festival’s 2022 headliners in the flagship Miami event included the likes of Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar and Future. September 2022 brought the first ever Rolling Loud Toronto, where Future was joined by Wizkid and Dave, and Rolling Loud New York, where Nicki Minaj, Asap Rocky and Future took headlining slots.
For full details on all of Rolling Loud’s upcoming 2023 events, check out their website here.
