Pharrell Launches New Virginia Beach Festival Something in the Water Featuring Dave Matthews Band, Janelle Monáe and More

March 4, 2019
Pharrell Launches New Virginia Beach Festival Something in the Water Featuring Dave Matthews Band, Janelle Monáe and More

 

Musician and producer Pharrell Williams has announced a brand new multi-day festival offering in his hometown of Virginia Beach for this spring, when he will enlist the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Travis Scott, Diplo and more to celebrate the culture of Virginia.

The three-day gathering will also include music from Migos, Mac DeMarco, SZA, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Pusha T, J Balvin, Lil Uzi Vert, Rosalía, Kaws, Maggie Rogers, Ferg, Jaden Smith, Masego and more.

“Allen Iverson. Missy Elliott. Dave Matthews Band. Ella Fitzgerald. Virginia has been home to some of the most gifted artists, athletes, and scientists to ever live. And it makes sense—the people of Virginia are one-of-a-kind: uniquely gritty, bold, and brilliant,” Williams says in a press release. “For the first time, we are harnessing that energy, bringing the great minds of our time and the biggest brands in the world to this great place, and letting the inspiration flow and well deserved opportunities unfold. Virginia needs this right now and the world will see what we Virginians have known all along: there really is Something in the Water.”

The weekend, which will see Williams working with the Virginia Beach community to give back to his hometown, will also include screenings of Ava Duvernay’s Array and Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule’s upcoming Netflix movie The Burial of Kojo, plus a pop-up church, Trap Karaoke and more.

Something in the Water is set for April 26–28. Tickets to the festival go on sale this Friday, March 8. More information can be found here.

 

 

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