Art of Cool 2018
Calling all Music Lovers! Durham has always been a Cool place to be and starting September 28, 2018 it will be even Cooler as it will host the 5th Anniversary Art of Cool Music Festival in downtown Durham. Artists from the Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz and Soul genres will grace various stages over a 2 day period. The party starts at noon on Friday and continues thru the wee hours on Sunday morning. The venues include The Durham Bulls Athletic Park, The Carolina Theater, Pinhook, The Durham Armory, Beyu Caffe, and Motoco, all within walking distance to the center of the city and Morehead Manor. The DOME group, LLC purchased this homegrown Black Music Festival in 2017 and moved the date to end of September which happens to come on the heels of the Black Wall Street: Homecoming. See our BWS Blog post for more information on those events.
The Festival’s kick-off is Friday, September 28, 2018 and performances include:
- Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton and Damien Escobar – At the Durham Bulls Athletic Park
- Meshell Ndegocello, and Rahsaan Patterson – At The Carolina Theater
- Sons of Kinmet, Freelance and Young Bull – At the Pinhook
- Terminator X, Sango, 95 Live with 9th Wonder and DJ Spinderella – At the Durham Armory
- Priscilla Renea, and Black Alley – At the Beyu Caffe
Saturday, September 29, 2018 performances:
- Erykah Badu, Nas and Royce Da 5’9” – At the Durham Bulls Athletic Park
- Iman Omari, Keyon Harrold, Anna Wise and Zoocru – at Pinhook
- Dwele – At Motoco
- Madison McFarrin and Vanessa Ferguson – At Beyu Caffe
We’re excited and more artists are being added, you can visit the official AOC2018 site for updates.
Tickets are going fast but you can click here to purchase day passes, weekend passes or VIP passes or the recently added VIP Suite and Box Options for performances at the DBAP on Friday and Saturday nights via Eventbrite. Tickets range from $100-$7500. With Affirm you can pay later by choosing the option available via Eventbrite.
Art of Cool goers or “Cooligans” as they are officially called, that choose to stay with Morehead Manor will enjoy the normal complimentary treats of a scrumptious breakfast, beverages and desserts each day plus a special AOC2018 treat upon check-in. Rates start at $155/night single or double occupancy with a 2 night minimum. Use code AOC2018 to reserve your room today.
The 5th Anniversary AOC Festival is guaranteed to be an exciting weekend and you don’t want to miss out on hanging out with the “Cooligans” from here and afar.