Smokin' Grooves festival will return in…
Smokin' Grooves festival will return in 2022 — here's what you need to know
Erykah Badu performs on the Free Your Mind stage during the Smokin' Grooves music festival at the Queen Mary Events Park on Saturday, June 15, 2019. The festival returns to a new home at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on March 19. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
By Richard Guzman | riguzman@scng.com | Press Telegram
The hip-hop and neo soul festival Smokin' Grooves is moving to a new home in downtown L.A. for its return in 2022. And it's doing so with an impressive lineup that includes Erykah Badu, Nas, The Roots and Miguel among the nearly 40 acts on the bill for the March 19 show.
Other acts on the lineup, which showcases the groovier and soulful side of hip-hop, include The Internet, Flying Lotus, Macy Gray, India.Arie, Talib Kweli, Musiq Soulchild and Thundercat.
Tickets go on sale Dec. 3 for the one-day festival at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. A pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. with a $19.99 down payment. At 2 p.m., all tickets go on sale and they start at $184.99 for general admission, $249.99 for general admission + and $399.99 for VIP.
Smokin' Grooves was the first large-scale festival to bring hip-hop to masses of fans as it traveled across the country in 1996 to more than 30 cities.
The original festival only lasted three years, although there was a brief return in 2002 for a shorter version of the festival.
It was revived at the Queen Mary in Long Beach in 2018 and 2019 before finding its new home at the State Historic Park.
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Smokin' Grooves 2022 lineup:
Smino
Musiq Soulchild
India.Arie
Angie Stone
Leela James
Dead Prez
Slum Village
Dwele Joe Kay
Ravyn Lenae
Phony Ppl
Fousheé
Yussef Dayes
Goapele
Free Nationals
Domi & JD Beck
Jelani Aryeh
Unusual Demont
Daydream Masi
Smokin' Grooves
When: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. March 19
Where: Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1315 N Spring St.
Admission: Tickets go on sale Dec. 3 and begin at $184
Information: smokingroovesfestival.com
Richard Guzman | Entertainment Reporter
Richard Guzman writes about music and pop culture. He has previously written for the El Paso Times, The Desert Sun in Palm Springs and was City Editor at Los Angeles Downtown News. He graduated from Cal State Northridge with a Bachelor in Journalism.
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