26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Drake promises the return of OVO Fest during concert at History: ‘I'll see you this summer'
Drake said that his once annual summer music festival will return to Toronto this summer, nearly three years after the last OVO Fest.
The embattled rapper made the announcement during a surprise appearance at History on Saturday night during a Central Cee concert.
'I'll see you this summer,' Drake told the audience midway through the British rapper's set from the VIP section of History, a Live Nation-owned venue that Drake is closely associated with. 'OVO Fest will be back this year.'
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Drake then pointed at Central Cee and said, 'We'll need you there for that.'
Drake announces OVO Fest is back this year at Central Cee's show.
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Drake also performed his recent hit song 'Nokia.'
First launched in 2010, OVO Fest is a one-day live music festival that often showcases some of the biggest names in hip hop alongside emerging artists from Toronto. The last edition, held at Budweiser Stage in 2022, featured high-profile appearances from Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.
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A fair bit has happened to Drake since then, of course, including but limited to:
Drake's high-profile feud with Kendrick Lamar;
a shooting at the rapper's Toronto mansion that left his security guard with life-threatening injuries;
an explosive legal battle with his record company Universal Music Group;
the release of '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,' a collaborative record with PartyNextDoor that came out in February.
Drake did not announce an official date or venue for this year's OVO Fest, though it is typically held during the annual Caribbean Carnival in August.
