He will be joined by Kelis, the artist behind the 2003 hit Milkshake, who is making a comeback and recently performed at Glastonbury, along with hip hop artist Destroy Lonely, who will be debuting their live act, while Yelawolf will return for a third time.
There will also be a range of local and international electronic artists, including Australia’s Luude, whose record went platinum in New Zealand.
International acts DJ Riton, drum and bass duo Sigma, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Vibe Chemistry b2b Alcemist, Lucille Croft, and multi-genre DJ Skepsis will also be appearing.
Festival CEO Toby Burrows said there would be a large selection of New Zealand-based artists for both shows, with most from within the Bay of Plenty region for the Tauranga show.
Half are “hot, new upcoming talent”, with the balance being experienced stalwarts of Bay Dreams, he said.
“It has always been an important part of the festival to include a generous amount of local talent.”
Bay Dreams festival director Mitch Lowe said they were “extremely excited to launch into this new era of Bay Dreams”.
He said there would still be the “high-tier production” the festival was known for, but with new, “picturesque” venues.
Lowe said the diverse line-up would “create the dream multi-genre day out”.
Promoter Carwyn Williams said they wanted to run a festival surrounded by trees “with beautiful natural shade”, which was also within walking distance of town, with convenient transport options.
Wharepai Domain was the “natural fit”.
Tickets are on sale from September 20 at 7pm. There will be a Spark presale two days earlier at 7pm for Spark customers only.
The local acts performing at Bay Dreams North:
TwoFold b2b Tizza
Jaycen A’mour
Tofushop
Waja
Sushi Mane
Ritz
J-Break
Tom Owen
Slaps
Loader
Whare
Smitt
Trident
Hide ‘N Seek
Hesky
Jae
Degen
Noizzy
Dito
Awoke
Alexa
Miele
Groundhog
Nobby
