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Usher, Janet Jackson, Neyo, And Others To Headline 2024 Lovers & Friends Festival

BY Edwin Lamptey January 30, 2024 6:56 AM EDT
Photo Source: Instagram/@usher,@janetjackson, @neyo

Major artistes including Usher and Janet Jackson have been billed to give fans an experience of a lifetime for the third iteration of the Lovers & Friends Fest.

Fans are to expect performances from Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Akon, Neyo, Backstreet Boys, and Lil Wayne. Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado, Nas, TLC, T-Pain, and others are also expected to show up to give everyone a thrill of a lifetime, from 2000s Hip-Hop to R&B

Fans can grab early tickets during the upcoming, which officially started a presale on January 26, 2024, on the fest’s official website.  

General admission to the event includes “performances all day on multiple stages at Las Vegas Festival Grounds, food choices from regional and local vendors, bars, concessions, official band merch, festival merch, free water stations, and more.”

Those with the GA+ tier right of entry get to enjoy added perks such as air-conditioned restrooms and a dedicated entry lane at the main entrance for $595 per ticket.

Those who would opt for the VIP ticket would pay $695 and would get to enjoy a preferred viewing area by the main stage.

Fans going for VIP Cabanas would get to enjoy a roped-off viewing area with security, shade, VIP service, complimentary bottles of alcohol and champagne, as well as food vouchers. 

A year ago, the festival has an impressive lineup filled with artists from the last three decades. These included Usher, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, Flo Rida, Ari Lennox, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri and more.

In other news, Usher has announced plans to bring “real R&B” to the Super Bowl halftime stage. The artist plans to include significant feats such as his signature roller-skating, a “major costume change” and important guests to the show. 

The 45-year-old musician explained to Vogue that the event was specifically curated in his mind to take R&B to the main stage, aside making it feel like a personal serenade.

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