Hot 97 Summer Jam will return to Prudential Center in Newark; tickets go on sale this week

by JAY LUSTIG
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This year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam will take place July 24 in Newark.

For the second straight year, Hot 97’s summer Jam concert — arguably the world’s biggest annual hip-hop event — will take place at The Prudential Center in Newark. The date is July 24, and tickets will go on sale May 22 at 10 a.m., with presales beginning May 20 at 10 a.m. Visit ticketmaster.com.

A long list of performers is already confirmed, with more expected to be announced on June 5. Usually at Summer Jam, many unbilled artists perform as well.

The lineup now stands at: Fetty Wap, French Montana, Max B, Rick Ross, Ice Spice, DaBaby, G Herbo, Cash Cobain, Zeddy Will, Omah Lay, Honey Bxby, Sleepy Hallow, 41, Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano, Stove God Cooks, 38 Spesh, Albee Al, Nems, Kocky Ka, Diany Dior, Ryan Witherspoon, Breannie, JDymonds and Chase Belly.

Hot 97 (WQHT, 97.1 FM) has been presenting Summer Jams since 1994 in major venues all over the New Jersey/New York area, including Giants Stadium and The Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford; The Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York; and The UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Virtually every major hip-hop artist of the last 32 years has performed at at least one Summer Jam.

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