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Funk Fest 2020 will land in Atlanta with Missy Elliott, T.I., Ludacris and more

Missy Elliott performs onstage during the 2018 Essence Festival presented By Coca-Cola - Day 2 at Louisiana Superdome on July 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence

Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence

Missy Elliott performs onstage during the 2018 Essence Festival presented By Coca-Cola - Day 2 at Louisiana Superdome on July 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
By Melissa Ruggieri
Feb 23, 2020

Funk Fest 2020 will present a veteran-heavy lineup including Missy Elliott, T.I., Ludacris and Xscape when the two-day event plays Atlanta this spring.

The festival, which also features Trina, Rhapsody, The Dream, Lil Kim, Youngbloodz, Tweet and Bobby V, pulls into The Home Depot Backyard behind Mercedes-Benz Stadium downtown on May 29 (starting at 6:30 p.m.) and May 30 (starting at 4 p.m.).

Tickets for Funk Fest 2020 are on sale now at www.funkfesttour.com. Prices range from $50-$500 for single-day tickets and $150-$1,000 for a two-day package.

Other Funk Fest shows will take place in Orlando; Birmingham, Alabama; Louisville, Kentucky; and Martha’s Vineyard.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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