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Drake is all set to light up his favorite city by bringing a special concert to Toronto. The musician announced his October World Weekend on Wednesday, July 13, and here’s how to get the tickets for the event.

To make the experience even better, he is collaborating with “All Canadian North Stars” and many other artists.

Along with exciting news, Drake also shared that he’s taking the coveted OVO FEST “around the world in 2023”.

Read on to know all about the lineup and the details regarding the tickets.

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Drake announces special concert

The announcement by Papi comes as a surprise to fans.

Drake took to Instagram to reveal that he, along with many other talents, will be coming to Toronto at the end of July for the October World Weekend.

Sharing a poster consisting of all the performances, Drake wrote in the caption: “OCTOBER WORLD WEEKEND. I am currently working on bringing OVO FEST around the world in 2023 for the 10th Anniversary but of course, we wanted to turn the city up for the summer!!!”

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How to get tickets to October World Weekend

The concert in Toronto will be held on July 28, 29 and August 1.

The tickets for the same will go on sale on Friday, July 15, on Ticketmaster. The price details are yet to be revealed. You can visit here for more details.

The poster reveals that an act dubbed “North Canadian All Stars” will headline the first day of the concert.

On day 2, July 29, Chris Brown and Lil Bay will light up the Budweiser stage, followed by a Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Young Money reunion on the final day.

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What is the OVO Fest?

OVO Fest is Drake’s very own music festival, founded in 2010.

The annual weekend event was held every year since its inception until 2019 except in 2018.

The ninth OVO Fest took place three years ago and fans have since been waiting for the next one as the dates were pushed indefinitely.

Drake revealed in his recent Instagram post that the fest will be back next year for its 10th anniversary.

Watch this space for more updates.

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Drake Unveils All Canadian North Stars Lineup for October World Weekend

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Drake is paying tribute to some of the architects of the Canadian sound this Thursday [July 28].

The rapper took to Instagram last night to reveal the performers for the first night of his October World Weekend festival, which is happening this week. Dubbed “All Canadian North Stars,” the lineup for the kickoff show, which takes place at Drizzy’s music venue History, features a bevy of Canadian artists he says “paved the way for all of us.”

Reading like a CanCon equivalent of an NBA 2K All-Time roster, the list of performers includes pioneering Canuck rappers Maestro Fresh Wes, Choclair, Kardinall Offishall, ’90s West Coast rap legends Rascalz, R&B queens Jully Black and Keshia Chanté, and early aughts singers Glenn Lewis and Shawn Desman. Detroit hip-hop group Frank-N-Dank have also made the cut, and while they’re not Canadian, they spent plenty of time performing and recording in Toronto in the early 2000s after a shelved album on their label MCA left them in limbo. The poster for the event also promises “special guests.”

Tickets for the All Canadian North Stars show go on sale today at noon via Ticketmaster. 

October World Weekend coincides with the 10-year anniversary of OVO Fest. The festival will carry on at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Friday [July 29] with a show co-headlined by Lil Baby and Chris Brown, and will be capped off with a Young Money reunion on Monday [Aug. 1] featuring Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

Drake announced via Instagram that he’s currently working on taking OVO Fest global in 2023 for its 10th anniversary. 

Drake has long expressed love for Canada’s early hip-hop and R&B artists, going as far as name-dropping Glenn Lewis and interpolating “Money [Part 1]” by Jelleestone [who is noticeably absent from the All Canadian North Stars lineup] in 2016’s “Weston Road Flows.”

“Throughout my childhood there’s been a few key moments,” the OVO boss said in a 2012 interview with George Stroumboulopoulos. “I mean, obviously, a lot of Kardinal’s records were big, Choclair’s Ice Cold album was big for me, Maestro’s 416 / 905 was a big record, Glenn Lewis’ “Back for More.” I’ve got a lot of Canadian songs that meant the world to me.”