Broccoli City Festival

Broccoli City Festival is an American music festival founded by Greensboro, North Carolina entrepreneur Brandon McEachern.

Broccoli City Festival
Genrehip hop, R&B
DatesApril annually
Location(s)Washington metropolitan area
Years active2013–present
Founded byBrandon McEachern
Marcus Allen
Darryl Perkins
Jermon Williams
Attendance35,000 (2018)
Websitebcfestival.com

History

McEachern and longtime friend Marcus Allen hosted their first festival event in 2010, in Los Angeles, California to promote their clothing line and Earth Day. Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, Skeme and more popular west coast artist performed. Broccoli City Festival was then co-founded in Washington, D.C. in 2013 along side Darryl Perkins and Jermon Williams, where Big K.R.I.T was the headliner.[1] The festival moved to Washington, D.C. to promote environmental causes in the African-American community.[2]

Rapper Jay-Z was interested in the festival, the year singer and sister-in-law Solange was the headliner.[3]

Previous headliners have included Miguel, Migos, Cardi B, Cam'ron, Future, Jhené Aiko, BJ the Chicago Kid, The Internet, and Anderson .Paak.[1][4][5] In 2019, rappers Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne, with performances by singers Ella Mai and Teyana Taylor, and rappers including City Girls, Trippie Redd, and Lil Baby performed at the festival, which was held at FedEx Field.[6]

The 2022 Lineup included 21 Savage, Ari Lennox, Lil Durk, Summer Walker, Jeezy, Gunna, Wizkid and more. This year's festival coincides with the launch of BLK Change Weekend, which aims to create a more racially fair world for Black Millennials and Gen Z.[7]

References
  1. Cartagena, Rosa (April 11, 2018). "How Two Pals Created DC's Broccoli City Music Fest". Washingtonian.
  2. Wetherbee, Brandon (April 18, 2013). "Broccoli City Festival: Fans Of Hip-Hop, Electronic Music, Yoga And Food Will Love This Lineup (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post.
  3. Cartagena, Rosa (April 27, 2018). "Last Year, Broccoli City Was "Butt-Naked Financially." This Year, Cardi B Is a Headliner for Its Biggest Concert Yet". Washingtonian.
  4. Alim, Teta (February 11, 2016). "Broccoli City Festival Announces 2016 Lineup". NBC4 Washington.
  5. Somuah, Andrew (April 15, 2014). "WHY THE 2014 BROCCOLI CITY FESTIVAL SHOULD BE ON YOUR TO-GO LIST". The Source.
  6. Hodge, Domenica (April 26, 2019). "D.C.'s Broccoli City Festival Returns With Fresh Talent For 2019". BET.
  7. HESALWAYSWRITE (February 2, 2022). "THE BROCCOLI CITY FESTIVAL WILL LAUNCH ITS BLACK CHANGE WEEKEND". The Source.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.