{"id":2094,"date":"2025-12-05T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:21:50","slug":"busta-rhymes-juma-jux-lead-star-packed-lineup-as-detty-december-fest-drops-2025-headliners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/2025\/12\/05\/busta-rhymes-juma-jux-lead-star-packed-lineup-as-detty-december-fest-drops-2025-headliners\/","title":{"rendered":"Busta Rhymes, Juma Jux lead star-packed lineup as Detty December Fest drops 2025 headliners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Detty December Fest has announced the first wave of artistes set to headline its 2025 edition, unveiling an exciting lineup that includes America\u2019s Busta Rhymes, Tanzania\u2019s Juma Jux, and Nigerian sensation Bella Shmurda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival, which will run from December 6 to 31, 2025, will take place across two major Lagos venues \u2014 Ilubirin, Ikoyi (Bourdillon Road), and The Livespot Entertarium, Oba Elegushi Beach Road, Lekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisers also released a special video message from Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Art, Culture & the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, who praised Detty December Fest as a pivotal contributor to Nigeria\u2019s cultural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She commended its impact on tourism, global creative visibility, and the country\u2019s December entertainment season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Wave Performance Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sat, Dec 6<\/strong> \u2014 Grand Opening Concert (Aerial Show)
Sun, Dec 7<\/strong> \u2014 Grand Opening Show: A Cinematic Live Experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat, Dec 13<\/strong> \u2014 Bella Shmurda Live
Sun, Dec 14<\/strong> \u2014 Club X: The Beat Never Sleeps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thu, Dec 18<\/strong> \u2014 Juma Jux Live in Concert
Fri, Dec 19<\/strong> \u2014 Busta Rhymes Live in Concert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat, Dec 20<\/strong> \u2014 Christmas Like a Movie<\/em> (Variety Show)
Sun, Dec 21<\/strong> \u2014 Detty December Fest: One Night. Infinite Energy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun, Dec 28<\/strong> \u2014 Gunna Live in Concert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tue, Dec 30<\/strong> \u2014 Last Call For\u2026 The Ultimate Detty December Rave<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detty December Fest: A Growing Global Phenomenon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Detty December Fest has become a major December-season attraction, featuring multi-stage concerts, nightlife events, fashion and cultural showcases, culinary experiences, and interactive art installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sprawling festival aims to capture the essence of Lagos\u2019 globally recognized Detty December culture \u2014 a period now widely referred to as West Africa\u2019s premier festival circuit and a key homecoming season for the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival\u2019s rising cultural and tourism impact has been highlighted in global outlets such as Forbes, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler, and CNN, with business reports noting increased holiday travel into Lagos during the period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Detty December Fest has announced the first wave of artistes set to headline its 2025 edition, unveiling an exciting lineup that includes America\u2019s Busta Rhymes, Tanzania\u2019s Juma Jux, and Nigerian sensation Bella Shmurda. The festival, which will run from December 6 to 31, 2025, will take place across two major Lagos venues \u2014 Ilubirin, Ikoyi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,145,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-home","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2094"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2096,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094\/revisions\/2096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developerscohort.com\/gracious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}