H.E.R.’s Lights On Festival just got bigger and brighter. The Grammy and Oscar winner has announced East Coast dates for the star-studded festival. It will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22.
The lineup will include legendary R&B acts Maxwell and SWV, as well as newer acts including Ari Lennox, Bryson Tiller, Chloe Bailey (of Chloe x Halle), Joyce Wrice, Lucky Daye, Queen Naija, Tone Stith, Victoria Monét and more.
Pre-sale tickets will be available at noon (today). General tickets will go on sale on Friday, July 23, at 10 a.m. EST.
The West Coast edition will take place on Saturday, September 18, and Sunday, September, 19, at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif.
Co-headlined by H.E.R. and Erykah Badu, it feature additional performances from Keyshia Cole, VanJess, Masego, Kiana Ledé, Arin Ray, as well as a few artists booked for the New York show (Ari Lennox, Bryson Tiller, Lucky Daye and more).
In other H.E.R.-related news, the 24-year-old recently released her debut album, Back of My Mind, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
.@LightsOnFest is coming to BROOKLYN!!! We are celebrating R&B at the @barclayscenter for TWO DAYS on 10/21 and 10/22. Pre-sale tickets available TODAY at 12PM EST with code: BOMM
General on sale tickets are available this Friday at 10AM ET! 💡 #LightsOnFest #RNBIsNotDead pic.twitter.com/81ypv1lnvW
— H.E.R. (@HERMusicx) July 20, 2021