Peach Drop is back after four years featuring Atlanta acts Da Brat, YoungBloodZ and Jagged Edge at Underground Atlanta.
Legendary Atlanta producer Jermaine Dupri will also perform.
Other acts scheduled to appear are Atlanta country rap singer Blanco Brown and longtime Athens rock band Drivin N Cryin.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens will host and Majic 107.5 afternoon host Ryan Cameron will emcee.
R&B act Jagged Edge was part of the last Peach Drop at Woodruff Park in 2018 into 2019.
The event is free and will open at 6 p.m. Live Nation is producing the festivities.
The city canceled 2019′s Peach Drop because it couldn’t tie down Underground Atlanta as a location. The pandemic nixed the 2020 version. And last year’s Peach Drop was canceled at the last second due to the rise in the Omicron variant of COVID-19. It was going to feature Ashanti and Goodie Mob.
The Peach Drop began in 1989 and became a popular gathering spot on New Year’s Eve for partygoers, an Atlanta equivalent to Times Square.
Others acts who have performed in past years include legendary R&B singer Little Richard (2003), country band Lonestar (2007), country singer Miranda Lambert (2008), dancer/singer Julianne Hough (2009), R&B singer Tito Jackson (2011), classic rock band Kansas (2012), Beatles cover band Abbey Road Live! (2013), R&B star Janelle Monae (2014), 1990s pop-rock band Sugar Ray (2015), Atlanta rap legend Ludacris (2015), rock band Sister Hazel (2016) and R&B star Ne-Yo and Atlanta rock band Collective Soul (2017).
Credit: Melissa Ruggieri
Credit: Melissa Ruggieri
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