2nd Street headliners announced
7/14/2022, 6 p.m.
Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash, the creative and celebrated hip-hop artist who nearly 50 years ago originated the turntable moves that are now standard, will headline this year’s 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward.
Venture Richmond, which organizes the festive celebration, announced Tuesday that Grandmaster Flash would top the scheduled list of artists to perform Saturday, Oct. 1.
Venture Richmond also announced the festival would close Sunday, Oct. 2, with “I Would Die 4 You: A Musical Tribute to Prince!” This is a popular production of more than 23 songs that Richmond music and theater performer Anthony Cosby Jr. created and leads.
