A celebration of Afrobeats, reggae, R&B and amapiano music, Promiseland Festival returns to the Gold Coast in 2023 (30 Sep-1 Oct) headlined by American rapper Lauryn Hill.
2023 marks the 25th anniversary of Hill's seminal solo album 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill', which won five Grammy Awards including being the first hip hop album to win the Album Of The Year category and has been cited by countless R&B and hip hop artists as an influential release.American-born Nigerian singer-songwriter star Davido ('Fall', 'High' and 'Hayya Hayya (Better Together)') will make his Australian debut at Promiseland alongside another Nigerian artist, Tems (who has collaborated with Future, Drake and Wizkid).
New Zealand reggae and roots icons L.A.B. return to the Promiseland stage bringing all their hits including 'In The Air', 'Controller', 'Yes I Do' and 'Mr Reggae'.
The Promiseland team also have a couple of secret international acts they'll announce at a later date; the only hints they're offering is that it's one of New Zealand’s biggest acts as well as a globally-renowned R&B act.
The rest of the line-up also features Fiji, House Of Shem, Koffee, Katchafire, Fireboy DML, Ayra Star, Uncle Waffles, Peter Andre and many more.
"My partners Bernard Kumar, Andy Tuumaga and I had been working on the concept of a specialist festival to cater to Afrobeats, Amapiano, Reggae and R&B for some years, but our first attempts had to be shelved in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic," festival spokesperson Emal Naim, of FestCo Events, says.
"We have all been deeply involved in the music sector as promoters, agents and international touring specialists for many years and knew that an event such as Promiseland was badly needed in Australia.
"Finally, after several false starts and cancellations, we managed to successfully stage the inaugural festival in October last year. We are now keen to establish Promiseland as a regular event on the Australian music calendar."
Promiseland Festival takes place at Doug Jennings Park (Gold Coast) 30 September and 1 October.
Edit 19th March, 2024: scenestr is advised Mr Tuumaga is no longer a partner of the festival.
Promiseland Festival 2023 Line-up
Lauryn HillDavido
Tems
Fireboy DML
L.A.B.
Ayra Starr
Koffee
OneFour
Aaradhna
DJ Noiz
Fiji
House Of Shem
Inner Circle
Katchafire
Kojey Radical
Lojay
Maleek Berry
Musa Keys
Peter Andre
Pheelz
Rebel Souljahz
Scorpion Kings
Stan Walker
Stonebwoy
The Composers
Uncle Waffles
Aja-Bree
Amuthamc
Baby Prince
Big Skeez
Bina Butta
Cuuhraig
DSP
Fejoint
FIA
Gold Fang
Jaecy
Jaro Local
Jephy Jay
Sire
Swiss & Tree
Th4 W3st
Temgazi
Tenelle
The 046
Wayno
CMJ
Dijok
DJ Bawllin
DJ Discretion
DJ Quest
Jazmine Nikitta
Kristelle
Mistah Cee
Pappafrank
Peter Gunz
PK
Rickxten
Tauafao Brothers
Talisha
Tikelz
Bender Brothers
Whatslively
