Soulfest 2015 Add Lauryn Hill, Miguel and Black Star To Line-Up

Soulfest is set to host a stellar line up of female performers this year. Festival organisers have made the final announcement of international artists attending the one-day event, adding Lauryn Hill, Miguel, Jazmine Sullivan and Black Star to the line up which already boasts Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, De La Soul and Kamasi Washington. More local artists will be revealed closer to the event. Here are the details so far...

Soulfest 2015

Monday 26th October, Western Springs Stadium, Auckland

Featuring... Lauryn Hill, Miguel, Jazmine Sullivan, Black Star, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Jhené Aiko, Charlie Wilson, De La Soul, Talib Kweli, Dwele, Floetry, Eric Benet, Kamasi Washington, BJ The Chicago Kid and more to come

Here is the video for hit single 'Doo-Wop (That Thing)' from Lauryn Hill...

PRESS RELEASE:

SOULFEST 2015 FINAL INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
Featuring
MS. LAURYN HILL
MIGUEL
BLACK STAR (TALIB KWELI & MOS DEF) & JAZMINE SULLIVAN

Joining
MARY J. BLIGE
JILL SCOTT
JHENÉ AIKO, CHARLIE WILSON
DE LA SOUL, TALIB KWELI, DWELE, FLOETRY, ERIC BENET
KAMASI WASHINGTON and BJ THE CHICAGO KID

***Local artists to be announced***

SoulFest International in association with Ginnen Group, are pleased to announce the final artist line-up for SoulFest 2015. This unique music festival is dedicated to bringing you some of the world’s finest contemporary Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop Artists, and is pleased to announce the return to New Zealand of acclaimed hip-hop and soul singer Ms. Lauryn Hill, Grammy Winning R&B star Miguel, legendary hip-hop duo Black Star (consisting of Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def and Talib Kweli), and the amazing 9 x Grammy nominated singer Jazmine Sullivan.

They will join the already announced Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Charlie Wilson, Jhenè Aiko, De La Soul, Talib Kweli, Dwele, Eric Benet, BJ The Chicago Kid, Floetry and Kamasi Washington, making this one of the greatest international line-ups of Soul, Hip-Hop and R&B stars on one festival.

Over 20 live acts and DJ’s will feature throughout the 10-hour day across 2 main stages. The local artist line-up for New Zealand is still to be announced, watch this space!

With an array of themed bars featuring fine wine and imported beers through to cafés serving excellent coffee and amazing food, SoulFest will be a unique opportunity to see and hear some of the world’s finest artists in a relaxed atmosphere.

TOUR DATES AND TICKET DETAILS.
Monday 26th October (Labour Day Holiday)
Western Springs Stadium
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General Public On-Sale: Wednesday 27th May, 10am
Tickets from www.SoulFest.co.nz

Ticket Price and Categories
Platinum VIP Club (Limited Capacity):
$327.00 (First Release until sold out)

Ticket features include:
Access to an exclusive purpose built marquee with the best unobstructed views to the main stage plus:
Private full bar service
Express VIP lane entry
2 x complimentary drink vouchers & 1 x complimentary food voucher
1 x Exclusive SoulFest Tour T-Shirt Voucher (Redeemable at the show)
Free entry into the official After Party in your City
**Please see www.SoulFest.co.nz for exact positioning of VIP area in each venue prior to purchase**

First release prices
General Admission: $147
VIP Front of Stage: $187
Platinum VIP Club: $327

SoulFest is pleased to introduce a part-payment ticketing system where our ticket-buying friends can choose to pay their ticket off fortnightly. See www.SoulFest.co.nz for further information.