Festivals
Janelle Monáe, Chance The Rapper for North Sea Jazz Festival
The event takes place in Rotterdam this July.
The first wave of acts for this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival have been announced.
Janelle Monáe, Chance The Rapper, Ms Lauryn Hill, Kamasi Washington and The Internet are among the artists confirmed for the event, which takes place at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Centre between 12th and 14th July.
Toto (yes, that Toto), Burt Bacharach, H.E.R. and Jacob Banks are also set to appear across the festival’s three days.
Day tickets are on sale from Friday 1st February.
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