Red Bull SoundClash returns to the U.S. for the first time in 10 years, with 4 shows in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and Nashville. The music series kicks off tomorrow in Atlanta with a Love Renaissance celebration of SHELLEY FKA DRAM and West Side Boogie.
Red Bull SoundClash features two artists competing across two opposite stages, with the audience deciding the winner. The event series will bring audiences and artists together for the chance to participate in a unique format that is explained as, “This is not a concert. This is a Clash.”
Initially inspired by the competing sound systems of Kingston Jamaica in the 1950’s, SoundClash started in The Netherlands in 2006. Since then, the format has performed across the world in over 33 different countries with nearly 100 clashes held. Artists like Erykah Badu, Snoop Dog and Ludacris have been past clashers, but this year eight different artists are taking the stage across America.
The artists’ genres range from Hip-Hop to Soul to R&B and pop, giving everyone a chance to find an artist to love. Each show will feature four rounds of artists going head-to-head in different musical styles performing songs and in genres they’ve never done before. Bands and artists musically duke it out with the recipient of the biggest crowd reaction – captured on a decibel meter – to be crowned.
Here’s a look at who you can see as part of this years’ line-up and where.
Atlanta: November 30
A Love Renaissance Special: SHELLEY FKA DRAM vs Westside Boogie
Red Bull SoundClash teams up with Atlanta-based independent record label, management and multi-media company, Love Renaissance (LVRN), for one special night at The Eastern. In celebration of the Love Renaissance collective, R&B singer-songwriter SHELLEY FKA DRAM and Compton-born Westside Boogie will face off in a live, head-to-head clash for the ages.
Houston: December 2
The Suffers Vs Tank and The Bangas
Red Bull SoundClash joins forces with The Suffers vs Tank and the Bangas to celebrate the art, culture and musical genres of both headliners while showcasing their abilities in a ‘Queens of Gulf Coast Soul’ themed four-round face-off, featuring co-hosts Paul Wall and Big Freedia, special guests, and other familiar faces from the Texas and Louisiana music scenes.
Nashville: December 9
Bren Joy Vs Jake Wesley Rogers
Red Bull SoundClash comes to a Nashville audience with a heavyweight lineup that will feature Bren Joy vs. Jake Wesley Rogers clashing in a live experience unlike any other. In a special evening that celebrates each artist’s unique and exciting take on R&B and pop, this friendly clash will bring the heat with both artists delivering the best of their signature stylings across two stages all inside Nashville’s Marathon Music Works where ultimately, the audience will decide the winner.
Chicago: December 15
The 2021 Red Bull SoundClash US series run culminates with two distinct and unparalleled hip- hop talents, both of which will descend on Radius for what might just be a show for the record books. D.C.’s lauded hyper-pop rapper Rico Nasty will clash with Detroit’s acclaimed “Hood Hipster” Danny Brown. These two artists are sure to create an indescribable energy.
For more information on SoundClash, visit the Redbull website, like the RedBull music Facebook page or follow RBM on Instagram.
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