New Orleans icon Big Freedia is slated to headline the second annual Bloom Music & Arts Festival in downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday.
As Best of 225 This Week reports, Big Freedia—who popularized the hip-hop genre known as bounce music—is a huge draw for a festival that is still in its infancy.
“Even if you haven’t listened to her music, you’ve probably still been exposed to her influence—most recently featured in the opening seconds of Drake’s mega-hit ‘Nice for What,” the e-newsletter reports.
Aside from Big Freedia, a large number of up-and-comers in the Baton Rouge music scene will also perform, including hip-hop trio Made Groceries, psychedelic fusion outfit Hydra Plane and rapper Michael Armstead.
Festival tickets are available online for $15. It takes place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the downtown levee grounds across from the Raising Cane’s River Center.
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