Tems and Rema to perform at Lollapalooza festival

Lollapalooza is an annual American music festival that holds in Grant Park, Chicago. The festival’s first edition was in 1991 and it currently attracts about 400,000 attendees each year.

Rema and Tems, alongside Somadina, will be performing at the event. This is coming after Rema and Tems recently co-headlined the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend game in the US with fellow singer Nigerian singer, Burna Boy. Although, the singer has claimed not to be a Nigerian singer.

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They will join more than 170 artists across nine stages, showcasing a range of musical styles including pop, rock, hip hop and electronica. 

Rema and Tems are some of the artists figures making Nigeria proud. Afrobeats is currently recognised as the fastest expanding genre worldwide.

Tems bagged a Grammy on the just concluded Grammy Awards. She has also surpassed more than 1 billion streams on Spotify. 

Previously, Lollapalooza has been graced by other African performers such as Ladipoe.

The Festival is a four-day event starting from August 3rd to August 6th. It will also be headlined by some of the most prominent artists including Lana Del Ray and Billie Eilish.