J. Cole, SZA, Big Sean to play Dreamville Festival

The lineup is finally out for the upcoming Dreamville Festival in Raleigh.

In addition to the festival's founder, North Carolina's own J. Cole, the lineup includes SZA, Big Sean, Young Thug and Nelly. Other performers include Rich the Kid, Teyana Taylor, Davido, Bas, J.I.D., Rapsody, Cozz, Saba, Earthgang, Ari Lennox, Omen, YBN Cordae, Lute and King Mez.

Dreamville Festival, which will also feature culture, food and art, will be held at Dorothea Dix Park on Sept. 15. It is expected to be an annual festival.

J. Cole was born in Germany, but was raised in Fayetteville. He announced the festival in April.

“Our entire Dreamville team is proud to finally unveil today details about Dreamville Festival, something which has been a long-time dream for all of us, especially Cole,” said Ibrahim “IB” Hamad, president of Dreamville Records and J. Cole’s manager. “We hope to give back to the community with a celebration of all the things that makes Raleigh and North Carolina itself so great - music, food, art, culture and more. This event will ultimately give Cole a chance to make a direct impact to the people that helped shape who he is today.”

Tickets, which start at $109 each, are available on the Dreamville Fest website.

The Dreamville Festival will donate proceeds to the Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy and the Dreamville Foundation, a nonprofit J.Cole founded in 2011 to “bridge the gap” between the worlds of opportunity and the urban youth of Fayetteville.