The Cincinnati Music Festival is making sure that they’re on the radars of music lovers for next summer. The annual event that has been a staple in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1962 will be returning in July 2024, and organizers have given us an early Christmas present by revealing a blockbuster roster of talent already scheduled.
The 2024 Cincinnati Music Festival is on and popping between Thursday, July 25, 2024 through Saturday, July 27, 2024. The festival boasts headliners New Edition and Maxwell among the first round of performers to be announced. After NE completes their New Edition Las Vegas residency in the spring, they’ve got Cincy on their summer itinerary with all six members – Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill – on tap to perform. Maxwell, meanwhile, will embark on his Urban Hang Suite Cruise in February, and this festival date is thus far his only other performance on the books for next year.
While the complete lineup for the 2024 Cincinnati Music Festival is still being finalized, Thursday’s kickoff will be A Celebration Of Hip-Hop at the Brady Music Center. After celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop during this past summer’s festival with a who’s who of legends such as Snoop Dogg, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane, we suspect that whoever is booked next year will come correct.
After setting it off on the hip-hop tip, the festivities will move to Paycor Stadium for the remainder of the weekend. Taking the stage on Friday will be funk band Lakeside, soulful R&B singer October London, Golden Globe-nominated star of The Color Purple Fantasia, Ne-Yo and Maxwell who will close out the night.
Saturday will be the final day of the festival, and it will end strong. Performers include soul crooner Kem, ’90s R&B girl group faves SWV, former Mint Condition frontman Stokley, one more act to be announced and New Edition who will shut the night and the festival down.
While many music festivals are sending out notifications to save the date and putting tickets on sale before announcing a single performer, we appreciate the 2024 Cincinnati Music Festival for standing on business and getting their artist lineup out early. It’s not too early to start planning for Summer 2024, so lock in this festival on your calendar and lock down your tickets now.
Tickets are on pre-sale right now (with the code PRESALE) and will go on sale to the general public starting Saturday, December 16th at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. For more information, visit the Cincinnati Music Festival website.
