Drake headlined the three-day Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in London over the weekend and it was a star-studded, surprise guest-filled affair. Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Rema, Vanessa Carlton, and more joined the rapper throughout the weekend.
On Friday, Drake set the theme for the night. “This is the first time in my life that I’ve done three different shows on three different days,” Drake told the crowd, per Billboard. “You came to a very special night. It’s night one. It’s a celebration of all things R&B. All things melodies. All classics.” Beyond his own classics, surprise guest Lauryn Hill also dropped one of her own. Her performance of “Ex-Factor” transitioned into Drake’s Hill-sampling “Nice for What.” The night also included appearances by Bryson Tiller, Givēon, and PartyNextDoor.
On Saturday, Drake switched gears. “London, tonight is different,” Drake told the crowd. “All that sweetheart, singing shit? That shit is over tonight. This is for my motherfucking dogs. I see my dogs came out tonight.” Rappers Skepta, Latto, Sexyy Redd, and 21 Savage were among the guests. He and 21 Savage performed “Knife Talk” and “Rich Flex” from their collaborative 2022 album, Her Loss.
The second night also had the crowd chanting “Fuck Kendrick.” Drake’s response was to ask someone to pour him a shot, before he said, “I’ll drink to that.” The two rappers’ monumental beef has continued to spark conversations even a year later, and so it’s not surprising that their respective concerts (along with Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”) touch on it, even if it’s crowd-sourced.
He capped off the rap-focused night with an unexpected surprise guest: He invited Vanessa Carlton out to perform her 2002 song, “A Thousand Miles.”
Sunday’s set was a brief 40 minutes due to a strict curfew, per the BBC, but Drake still had some surprises in store. He teased an unreleased collaboration with British rapper Central Cee, and Rema drew cheers, as did Vybz Kartel.
Earlier in the month, Drake dropped “What Did I Miss?” ushering in his Iceman era.
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