9.10.2022
Rolling Loud Toronto 2022: Friday Recap
Dave’s Headlining Set, Central Cee, A Boogie, BIA, Roy Wood$, And More Highlights From a Transatlantic, Action-Packed First Day on the Shores of Lake Ontario
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @nicoledekhors)
THE RECAP:
Bringing in hundreds of artists and tens of thousands of fans to events in cities around the globe, Rolling Loud is rap music’s most iconic stage. Rolling Loud Toronto is the brand’s newest event, but it already has a claim to being one of the most memorable. Day one included dozens of sets from some of the biggest names in rap on both sides of the Atlantic. The first day of their inaugural Canadian festival was closed out by a headlining set from South London’s own Dave, who shined on stage under the glow of the CN Tower.
Friday brought one of the most diverse arrays of talent in Rolling Loud history, rolling out the red carpet for UK stalwarts Central Cee, Bronx hero ABoogieWitDaHoodie, Afrobeats superstar Rema, and RL regulars Rae Sremmurd. Canadian rap heroes like Roy Wood$ and Night Lovell also blessed the stage, while BIA led a sizable contingent of rap’s leading ladies, including Tay Money and red hot risers Bktherula and Kaash Paige.
Located at Ontario Place, a picturesque venue nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario, Rolling Loud Toronto brought a vibe unlike any other event in the brand’s history. Stay tuned for much more over the next two days, as headliners Future and WizKid close out even more action-packed days.
Check below for photos of some of the most memorable moments from the festival, view a full complement of photos at the Dropbox below, and be sure to follow Rolling Loud on Instagram for even more highlights.
View photos of Rolling Loud Toronto 2022 (please credit all photos to Rolling Loud / @photographer): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/o0gmg2q88a3t0tz2y0vdu/h?dl=0&rlkey=16r8blwf22w0o7e40er9fa94v
View full performance clips at https://www.youtube.com/c/rollingloud
See even more highlights on Rolling Loud Toronto’s Instagram.
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DAVE:
Rolling Loud’s first UK-born headliner shut the stage down with a full band, rocking out on the guitar, and fomenting mayhem with hits like “Location”
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @photographer)
RAE SREMMURD:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @amrinprasad)
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @itchyeyephotos)
CENTRAL CEE:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @curtishuynh)
ROY WOOD$:
(Photo credit: Rolling Loud / @srodriguez92)
BIA:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @HenryHwu)
REMA:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @snap_ll)
NIGHT LOVELL:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @jamesbaxter)
UNKNOWN T:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @jamesbaxter)
BKTHERULA:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @ryanwillamcraven)
TAY MONEY:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @gerardxjoseph)
DESTROY LONELY:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @photographer)
FREDDIE DREDD:
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @ryanwilliamcraven)
SCENES FROM THE FESTIVAL:
Mississauga native AR Paisley snaps a selfie with his fans
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @jxkson)
Rolling Loud mainstay K.Charles leaps into the crowd
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @chrisallmeid)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @itchyeyephotos)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @itchyeyephotos)
Critical Praise:
“Rolling Loud has become the biggest hip-hop festival in the country” – Variety
“From niche hip-hop festival to must-play event for some of the biggest stars in music.” – Pollstar
“Until Elon Musk involuntarily envelops society into a physical cloud universe, Rolling Loud will be the closest experience to actually living inside your streaming app.” – Complex
“Rolling Loud’s annual New York edition is always something special, but this year’s Halloween-weekend extravaganza (not to mention the first post-pandemic) brought seriously spectacular energy to Queens’ Citi Field.” – Highsnobiety
“Rolling Loud is a lifestyle brand. They are more than just the shows. They have built a community with their consumers and are building new channels to maintain continuity” – Forbes
“In four and a half years — beginning small in Miami, and now promoting Coachella-sized events around the country — Rolling Loud has established itself as a playground for the young…This time last year, many of the rappers now drawing crowds of several thousand were barely known.” – The New York Times
The Background:
Founded by 5-time Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players Matt Zingler & Tariq Cherif as a one-day Miami show, Rolling Loud has grown into a global festival phenomenon, putting on shows on both coasts and in multiple countries. Rolling Loud is the premier festival brand in hip-hop, known for its expert curation of wide-ranging lineups that reflect the state of the genre.
The festival returned from a 18-month hiatus with the sold out Rolling Loud Miami 2021, bringing in over 85,000 fans per day to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. With headliners like Post Malone and A$AP Rocky, Rolling Loud Miami 2021 was a triumphant return for live rap music, and a coming out party for risers and new superstars eager to play in front of a festival crowd. Rolling Loud hosts its biggest event to date with Miami 2022 in July, headlined by Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, and Future, before returning to NY and debuting in Toronto in September 2022.
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