Hbcu Awarefest

Featured guests: Jill Scott, John Legend, Common, Jeezy, Earth, Wind, & Fire, GloRilla & More!, Jill Scott, John Legend, Common, Jeezy, Earth, Wind, & Fire, and GloRilla. HBCU AWAREFEST at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta LIVE NATION URBAN AND STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE PRESENT LINEUP FOR INAUGURAL ‘HBCU AWAREFEST’ JILL SCOTT, JOHN LEGEND, COMMON, EARTH, WIND, & FIRE, AND MORE, JOIN HBCU AWAREFEST AS IT AIMS TO RELIEVE THE CRUSHING BURDEN OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING HBCUS.THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026 – ATLANTA, GA – STATE FARM ARENATickets are available for presale on Wednesday, November 19th at 10AM ET and will go on sale on Friday, November 21st at 10AM ET at awarefest.org and Ticketmaster.com. (Atlanta, GA) — November 17, 2025 — Today, Live Nation Urban (LNU) and Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) announce the lineup for HBCU AWAREFEST, the largest HBCU fundraiser in history. Initially announced in August, the festival marks a new joint partnership between the two organizations, along with the City of Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens, to address one of the most pressing challenges facing Black America: the student loan debt crisis. The inaugural edition of Atlanta’s newest festival will take place at the award-winning State Farm Arena on Thursday, March 26, 2026.The festival includes a stacked slate of performances from the likes of Jill Scott, John Legend, Common, Jeezy, Earth, Wind, & Fire, GloRilla, Metro Boomin, Kirk Franklin, and more, along with remarks from Chris Paul, Robert F. Smith, Angel Reese, Ryan Clark and more. Full performance lineup and guest speaker list is available below. Tickets are available for presale on Wednesday, November 19th at 10AM ET and will go on sale on Friday, November 21st at 10AM ET at awa