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Rüfüs Du Sol, Billie Eilish & Kendrick Lamar Top Osheaga Lineup
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is returning to Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sante-Hélène from Aug. 4 to 6, and the festival has unveiled its headlining artists as Rüfüs Du Sol, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar.
“15 years into this journey we have been fortunate to have some of the greatest acts in the world grace our stages,” Nick Farkas, Senior Vice President of Booking, Concerts and Events at evenko and Founder of Osheaga, said in a statement. “I feel that this year’s headliners continue in that tradition and represent what our festival is all about: Amazing live performances! We are excited to see Rüfüs Du Sol and Billie Eilish graduate to the main stages after their excellent performances in 2019 and 2018, and we anxiously await the return of Kendrick Lamar whose 2015 set is definitely in the running for one of the best Osheaga hardline sets ever. Long live Live Music, we hope you enjoy this year as much as we will.”
Last year saw Arcade Fire stepping in for Foo Fighters to headline Osheaga, the event’s lineup also boasting performances from Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, A$AP Rocky, Future and more.
Last year saw Eilish bring her “Happier Than Ever” tour across the globe, with highlights from the tour seeing three sold-out nights in Sydney grossing $5 million, a sold-out show in Glasgow on June 14 grossing $1.19 million, three sold-out shows at Kia Forum in Inglewood from April 6-9 grossing $5.6 million, and more, according to reports submitted to Pollstar’s Boxoffice.
Kendrick Lamar has also been out on the road for his “Big Steppers Tour,” the dates seeing him travel across North America and Europe. From Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, Lamar took over Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, grossing $7.1 million.
Rüfüs Du Sol’s tour included a performance at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal on June 4, grossing the Australian trio $1.2 million.
Tickets for the festival go on sale starting Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. ET. American Express cardmembers can purchase tickets now through Dec. 15 at 10 p.m. ET.