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Music Festival Highlighting Asian Talent Coming to Forest Hills

88rising, a record label primarily for Asian American and Asian artists, will host its first Head in the Clouds festival in New York.

A music festival dedicated to highlighting Asian performers will head over to Forest Hills in May, bringing the first edition of the festival to the city.
A music festival dedicated to highlighting Asian performers will head over to Forest Hills in May, bringing the first edition of the festival to the city. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A music festival dedicated to highlighting Asian performers will head over to Forest Hills in May, bringing the first edition of the festival to the city.

88rising, a record label primarily for Asian American and Asian artists, will host its first Head in the Clouds festival in New York at Forest Hills Stadium on from May 20-21.

This year's lineup includes the girl group Itzy, Indonesian artists NIKI and Nick Brian, South Korean rapper DPR Live, and others.

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The festival first launched in Los Angeles in 2018 and was later taken to Pasadena, California.

Presale tickets will be available on Friday, March 17 at 10 a.m.

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Audience hopefuls can register to gain early access here.

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