According to WSBTV Atlanta Freaknik will be back this summer – but in updated, family-friendly form.
From the early 1980s to the late 1990s, the annual spring break-themed event was an infamous gathering in Atlanta, a massive party that swelled in size, and with it, drinking and partying.
By 2010, then-Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed banned any Freaknik-related activities from being staged within the city, and a hallmark of Atlanta revelry disappeared.
On June 22, the new Freaknik will take place at Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood, with Atlanta-based After 9 Partners producing the event.
The lineup includes Project Pat, Uncle Luke, Da Brat, Foxy Brown, Kilo Ali, Bun B. and Pastor Troy. Tickets, which range from $46-$221, are on sale now at www.livenation.com.
I'm bringing Freaknik back to Atlanta you need to be here pic.twitter.com/BU64VTuF6g
— Luther Luke Campbell (@unclelukereal1) April 2, 2019
Me showing up to family friendly #freaknik pic.twitter.com/rmW77vjhfe
— Amanda Gorman’s Red Hair Band (@tee_to_the) April 3, 2019