DOVER — Hip-hop superstar Eminem, Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, rockers Arctic Monkeys and The Killers were announced Thursday morning as the headliners for this year’s Firefly Music …
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DOVER — Hip-hop superstar Eminem, Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, rockers Arctic Monkeys and The Killers were announced Thursday morning as the headliners for this year’s Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover.
The lineup also features electronic dance music artists ODESZA and Martin Garrix, rappers Lil Wayne and Logic, R&B singer SZA, rock bands alt-J; Portugal. The Man; Foster the People; and MGMT and Mike D of The Beastie Boys with a DJ set.
Dover hip-hop artist Amillion the Poet will also appear this year as the only local act on the 95-act bill.
This seventh annual festival is set for June 14-17 at the Woodlands of Dover.
General admission and VIP pass options go on sale today at 10 a.m. through FireflyFestival.com. Special one-day pricing will be available, with general
Amillion the Poet, of Dover, will be the only Delaware act in this year's Firefly bill. (Submitted photo/Dave Chambers)admission passes starting at $269. VIP pricing starts at $749.
Representatives from Chicago-based Red Frog Events refused to comment Thursday on this year’s lineup, saying no one was speaking to any media outlet at this time.
This will mark the fifth festival that Eminem will headline this year, having also committed to heavyweights Bonnaroo and Coachella this summer. He released his latest album “Revival” last month.
This will be the third time the Las Vegas-based rockers The Killers will headline Firefly. They topped the bill for the inaugural event in 2012 along with Jack White and The Black Keys and then again in 2015.
Hip-hop Grammy winner and current nominee Mr. Lamar played the Dover event in 2013 while Arctic Monkeys performed in 2014. Firefly is the first announced date for the English rock band in three years.
Acts such as Cold War Kids, MGMT and Foster the People have also played Firefly in the past. Foster the People co-headlined with The Killers ini 2015.
This is the second year that Firefly relied on fan voting to help curate the lineup. Like 2017, this year’s slate of bands leans heavily on hip-hop, rap and electronic acts.
Last year’s Firefly boasted five headliners instead of this year’s four. The Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Bob Dylan, Twenty One Pilots and Muse topped the bill, which saw lower attendance figures than years past.
Firefly has seen crowds of upwards of 90,000 in past years, particularly in 2015 when rock legend Paul McCartney appeared.
Dates and times for individual artists will be released later in the year.
2018 Firefly Music Festival Lineup (in alphabetical order):
Alex Lahey
Alice Merton
alt-J
Amen Dunes
Amillion The Poet
Arctic Monkeys
Banners
Berhana
Betty Who
Big Gigantic
blackbear
Charlotte Cardin
Chase Atlantic
Cheat Codes
Chet Porter
Chicano Batman
Chromeo
Cold War Kids
Courtship.
Eminem
Everything Everything
Ezri
Flint Eastwood
Flor
Fly By Midnight
Foster the People
Hotel Garuda
Jade Bird
Jax Jones
Jeremy Zucker
Jimmy Eat World
Justin Caruso
Kap Slap
Kasbo
Kendrick Lamar
Knox Fortune
Lauv
Lewis Capaldi
Lights
Lil Wayne
Lil Xan
Lizzo
Logic
Lophiile
Lord Huron
Loyle Carner
Lucy Dacus
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Marian Hill
Martin Garrix
Melvv
MGMT
Middle Kids
Mike D (DJ set)
Mikky Ekko
Morgxn
Noah Kahan
Northern Faces
ODESZA
Ookay Live
Parker
Party Favor
Phantoms
Pluto
PnB Rock
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
Reo Cragun
Ron Gallo
Royal Blood
Rudimental
San Holo
Savannah Conley
Shallou
Smallpools
Southern Avenue
Spafford
Spencer Lee Band
SZA
Terror Jr
The Aces
The Glorious Sons
The Killers
The Night Game
The Regrettes
THEY.
Thomas Wynn & The Believers
Trippie Redd
Two Friends
Vance Joy
Warren G
Welshly Arms
Westside Gunn & Conway
Whethan
Yung Gravy