There were a few last-minute additions to the lineup, including 50 Cent. The festival announced on social media that Chris Brown and Muni Long, both originally set to perform, had to cancel due to "unforeseen circumstances".
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There are two stages, Rise and Shine, where artists will perform. The sets will be staggered so no one will be performing simultaneously.
Here's what's in store for the two-day festival:
Saturday
SZA and 50 Cent headlined day one.
Festival gates open at noon, and the first act took the Shine stage at 1 p.m.
Saturday performers include J.I.D, SchoolBoy Q, Lil Yachty, Jeremih, Sexyy Red, Earthgang, Teezo Touchdown, Amaarae, Lute and Luh Tyler.
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Sunday
Festival founder and Fayetteville native, J Cole, and Nicki Minaj are headlining day two.
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Sunday performers include Rema, Jeezy, Monica, Rae Sremmurd, Key Glock, Bas, Hunxho, Cozz, Omen, Tiacorine and Chase Shakur.
Parking
Organizers are urging all attendees to reduce their carbon footprint by taking the shuttle, walking, biking, or catching the train to Raleigh.
The official downtown shuttle will be picking people up from Moore Square and dropping them off right next to the West Entrance into Dreamville Fest.
The downtown shuttles will run non-stop continuous service from 10:00 a.m. (2 hours before gates officially open each day) until 1:00 a.m. (2 hours after the end of the festival each night).
Official event parking will be available for purchase at NC State University's Centennial Campus, right across the street from Dorothea Dix Park.
By purchasing official event parking, you are guaranteed a parking spot, in one of the designated Dreamville parking lots on Centennial Campus.
The lot at NC State will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
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Festival Preparation
All week-long crews at the park have worked to assemble each stage, the Ferris wheel and other attractions on the big field.
Local businesses have been preparing for the weekend festival.
Earlier in the week, ABC11 learned last year's festival brought in $145 million. Tourism officials are expecting another 100,000 people all over the world to come back to the Oak City.
Unorthodox Vintage is bringing in additional inventory.
They're one of the vendors participating in a free public block party outside of CAM Raleigh Museum in the Warehouse District the Friday before Dreamville.
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