The American rap icon Kendrick Lamar returns to Roskilde Festival for a third time, eight years after his most recent visit to the Danish festival.
 

The non-profit festival adds 16 new acts to the 2023 line-up, in an announcement which also includes Caroline Polachek, Weyes Blood, Indigo De Souza, Special Interest, Angélique Kidjo and the celebrated metalcore outfit Code Orange.

Roskilde Festival's head of programme, Anders Wahrén, says:

"This announcement features some of the most vehement vocalists and powerful performers right now, acts whom in each their own way convey hope, meaning and change. Roskilde Festival has shared a special, decade-spanning bond with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Angélique Kidjo, and they always bring something new to this festival".

In 2015, Kendrick Lamar played in front of 70,000 people at the main stage of Roskilde Festival, Orange Stage. The "Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers" rapper was also part of the festival billing in 2020 and 2021, before COVID-19 eventually cancelled both festivals.

In other words, this summer's festival will mark a long-awaited reunion between Roskilde Festival and the voice-of-a-generation rapper.

Roskilde Festival's head of programme, Anders Wahrén, says:
 

"Kendrick Lamar is one of the most requested artists among our festival audience, and he possesses a peerless artistic vision. He is no doubt the most influential rapper of his generation, and we're excited to welcome him back."

New additions to Roskilde Festival's Art & Activism program include cellist and composer Josefine Opsahl and choreographer and visual artist Jules Fischer as well as the Danish cultural institution Resonating Rooms.

They join a line-up that already features renowned American choreographer Marikiscrycrycry and American-based visual artist Lise Haller Baggesen.

Roskilde Festival's head of programme, Anders Wahrén, says:

"To be a part of Roskilde Festival means to be absorbed, to be inspired and to be introduced to new communities and perspectives. Together, Jules Fischer and Josefine Opsahl challenge accepted norms, and Resonating Rooms will showcase a sound installation that celebrates a cornerstone of Roskilde Festival: voluntary action."
 

Today the following 14 acts have been added to Roskilde Festival 2023:

Kendrick Lamar (US)

Angélique Kidjo (BJ)
Caroline Polachek (US)
Code Orange (US)
Weyes Blood (US)

Benny Jamz (DK)
Clarissa Connelly's Canon (DK)
Derya Yildrim & Grup Simsek (TUR)
First Hate (DK)
Fulu Miziki (CD)
Indigo De Souza (US)
Nora Brown (US)
Phelimuncasi (ZA)
Special Interest (US)
 

Today the following artists and activists are added to Roskilde Festival 2023:
 

Jules Fischer & Josefine Opsahl (DK)
Resonating Rooms (DK)

Find the presentations and further information at roskilde-festival.dk

Roskilde Festival 2023 takes place 24 June - 1 July.

Since 1971, Roskilde Festival has brought together generations of young people around music, art and community. Roskilde Festival is organised by the Roskilde Festival Charity Society and is created by 30,000 volunteers. All profits from the festival are donated to humanitarian, non-profit and cultural work for the benefit of especially children and young people. Over the years, Roskilde Festival has generated approximately EUR 55 million for charity.