Kendrick Lamar Tour 2014: Rapper To Headline 7107 International Music Festival Alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers And Empire Of The Sun
Kendrick Lamar Tour 2014: Kendrick Lamar will be headlining a festival in the Philippines called the 7107 International Music Festival, a two-day festival that would be showcasing a variety of international acts as well as local Filipino acts including Up Dharma Down, Itchyworms and Musical O, among others.
The 7107 International Music Festival is the first of its kind in the Philippines, as it will feature a whole lot of international acts including Kendrick Lamar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Empire of the Sun and Kaskade, among others.
"I wanted the Philippines to have an International Music Festival platform, a festival that will promote local artists side by side international artists, a festival the Philippines can be proud of, and a festival that will bring Philippines music, culture, and creativity to the world stage," Tina Herrera, the festival's executive producer, told Billboard.
Part of the proceeds of the festival will be donated reportedly to the victims of the recent killer typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda that affected thousands of Filipinos late last year.
"We want 7107 International Music Festival to be a reminder to our countrymen that music moves, and help is on the way," Herrera said in an earlier press statement.
Kendrick Lamar will be coming from Africa on Feb. 7-9, then will head to New Zealand and Australia on the 15th to 22nd before heading to the Philippines on the 23rd. After which, the rapper will have a show in Hawaii on March 8 before headlining another Festival in Spain on May 30 for the Primavera Festival.
Lamar has been recently spotted in a performance with Imagine Dragons in the recently held 2014 Grammys.
With a success in his recent album, Good Kid, m.A.A.d city LP, the rapper spoiled that the new works from now on will be featuring darker themed songs as he made songs as the weather dictated it to be.
"I love it. Y'all weather's a bit gloomy right now, I like gloomy weather," said K. Dot. "I work best and do most of my album under gloomy weather, so you'll hear a lot of dark tracks in there."
