DaBaby announces Be More Grateful Fest in Concord on June 13 with 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes
A new one-day hip-hop festival is scheduled for Cabarrus County
Charlotte rapper DaBaby has announced plans to bring a major hip-hop festival to Concord this summer, positioning the event as a large-scale hometown-area date amid his broader touring activity. The festival, titled Be More Grateful Fest, is set for Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Route 29 Pavilion in Concord.
The initial lineup released for the event includes 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Waka Flocka Flame, along with roughly a dozen additional artists. Organizers have not yet released set times, production details, or site maps beyond the date and venue.
Venue and regional context
Route 29 Pavilion is an outdoor event space on Sandusky Boulevard in Concord that has hosted large public gatherings, including recurring seasonal events. Its location places the festival near the Charlotte Motor Speedway area and within short driving distance of Charlotte, a factor that can materially influence regional attendance, traffic planning, and public-safety logistics for summer events.
The announcement arrives as the state’s festival calendar continues to shift. Raleigh’s Dreamville Festival held its final edition under that name on April 5–6, 2025, at Dorothea Dix Park, with plans previously disclosed for a future event in Raleigh under a new brand. The changing landscape has left room for new large-format hip-hop events to compete for artists, sponsors, and audiences across North Carolina.
DaBaby’s recent large-scale hometown event history
Be More Grateful Fest follows DaBaby’s recent track record of producing or fronting major concerts in the Charlotte area. In January 2025, he hosted the Billion Dollar Baby Birthday Bash at Spectrum Center, an event marketed as a hometown celebration that featured multiple guest performers, including 50 Cent among the billed artists.
While Be More Grateful Fest is being billed as a festival rather than an arena concert, the guest-heavy model and the selection of veteran headliners suggest a format built around high-recognition names and short-form festival sets rather than a single-artist headline show.
What is known—and what remains unconfirmed
Date and place: Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Route 29 Pavilion in Concord.
Announced artists include: DaBaby, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Waka Flocka Flame, plus additional acts listed in promotional materials.
Not yet provided publicly: full schedule, ticketing breakdowns, day-of-event transportation plans, and any city or county operational details tied to crowd management.
The festival is scheduled as a single-day event, a format that can concentrate attendance and logistics into a narrower window than multi-day festivals.
Additional details—including final billing order, local vendor participation, and public-safety coordination—are expected to be clarified as the event date approaches.