Tyler, the Creator
Luis ‘Panch’ Perez*Tyler, the Creator, Tame Impala and Jack Harlow will top the bill at this year’s Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Ky. The artists will each headline a night on Memorial Day Weekend at Waterfront Park between May 27-29.
More than 50 artists across hip-hop, alternative, electronic and more will grace the Forecastle stages over the course of the three-day event, including Rüfüs Du Soul, Phoebe Bridgers, Porter Robinson, Clairo, 6Lack and Black Pumas. Fletcher, Princess Nokia, 100 gecs, Duckworth and more will also perform at this year’s event.
The multi-genre festival is returning for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic. The 2022 edition is also moving up from July to May. Forecastle stages will also be moving with the Ocean Stage, now located on the Wharf, and fully tented. The Mast Stage will continue to offer sweeping views of the Ohio River.
VIP experiences include access to prime viewing areas at the Mast and Boom stages, access to the VIP Lido Deck Lounge, located next to the Mast Stage. The lounge also features shaded seating, premium restrooms, and food and beverage offerings from Louisville’s favorite dining destinations. Complimentary salon services including festival braids and bio-glitter will also be available for VIP ticket holders.
The upgraded GA+ experience will also be available, and includes access to a private retreat with seating and shade near the Mast Stage, air-conditioned restrooms, a full-service bar with beer, wine, cocktails and food for purchase.
General on-sale for three-day and single day tickets are available now. Check out the full lineup below:
NEWS
There’s a high probability that Jorja Smith has new music coming this summer. The British singer revealed plans for her What Are the Odds LP on Thursday (July 2), with the album set to arrive on Aug. 21 via FAMM.
Smith reunites with producer P2J — who served as a primary collaborator on her 2023 album Falling or Flying — for the entirety of the project. J Money and P2J will continue to build on the inventive U.K. garage sound Smith has been exploring, alongside a mix of grime and house.
“This album came together really naturally. There was never a big plan; it was just me making music that felt right in the moment,” Smith tells Billboard. “Working with P2J, we started experimenting with different sounds, pulling from U.K. garage, grime and house (funky house, Afro house) and it all grew from there.”
She continues: “The music feels uplifting, but the lyrics can be a bit sad at times. They’re about growing up, love, loss, friendships and figuring things out as I go. I trusted my instincts with this one, and I think you can hear that throughout the record.”
Smith kicked off the album’s rollout in May with the self-assuring “What’s Done Is Done,” and it continues on Thursday (July 2) with a second single, “Alive,” which finds the R&B singer joining forces with Afrobeats pioneer WizKid. The duo basks in the love-drunk euphoria of the honeymoon phase of a bubbling relationship and heads to Paris for the visual.
“Making this with P2J and WizKid felt really easy,” Smith adds of the collab. “We wrote and recorded it together in London. I think we captured that feeling when you’re at the beginning of something with someone and everything feels exciting. I’ve always loved WizKid’s music and the way he’s opened so many doors for Afrobeats around the world, so it feels really special and a big honor to have a song with him.”
What Are the Odds serves as Jorja Smith’s third studio album and contains 12 tracks. Outside of WizKid, the only other feature comes from grime artist Devlin.
When the project lands on Aug. 21, Smith will hit the stage later that night at London’s All Points East, as she’ll be co-headlining the Victoria Park show with Tems. 2026 has already been a busy year for J Money, who served as a musical guest on the debut season of Saturday Night Live UK in April.
The 29-year-old also collaborated with Mobb Deep’s Havoc for a remix of her “Blue Lights” classic and lent “Price of It All” to Amazon MGM Studios’ Bait soundtrack.
Find the What Are the Odds cover art and tracklist below.
What Are the Odds tracklist:
