20 September 2019
Australia’s hottest party of the year – RNB Fridays Live – is about to turn up the heat as they reveal the newest RNB royalty addition to the 2019 line-up: Brandy. Joining the list of musical phenomena for the fourth instalment of RNB Fridays Live, Brandy will perform at all shows, completely exclusive to the series.
Bringing her golden sultry vocals to the RNB Fridays Live stage this November, BRANDY will captivate crowds with her infinite repertoire of sing your heart out jams including ‘Never Say Never’ (#13 ARIA Platinum), ‘I Wanna Be Down’, ‘Have You Ever’ (#8 ARIA Platinum) and the longest running #1 female duet in American chart history – ‘The Boy Is Mine (Feat. Monica)’ (#3 ARIA Platinum) which cruised at the top of the Hot 100 Chart for 13 weeks.
Officially returning from her hiatus by teaming up with Daniel Caesar for his soulful yet jazzy RNB number ‘Love Again’ Brandy’s husky-honey vocals and smooth moves are destined to send tingles down your spine once she graces the stage. Make sure you secure your spot at the hottest party of the year!
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9 August 2019
Australia’s biggest party – RNB Fridays Live – returns in 2019! For the fourth year in a row Illusive Presents, Frontier Touring and HIT Network are bringing the nation’s colossal concert series back for one show only to Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney this November!
This season will raise the bar yet again by bringing some of the world’s most legendary icons of RNB together at the same venues as the record-breaking 2018 edition. These venues will be transformed into the hottest party of the year – treating fans to superstar performances and non-stop hits across seven glorious hours.
GET READY AUSTRALIA as RNB Fridays Live deliver the most jaw dropping line up to date. With all artists performing exclusively at RNB Fridays Live DO NOT miss your only chance to witness RNB and Hip-Hop royalty perform all their hits live on one stage.
Please welcome the RNB Fridays Live class of 2019.
RNB FRIDAYS LIVE 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
JANET JACKSON | BLACK EYED PEAS | 50 CENT | JASON DERULO
KERI HILSON | SISQO | J-KWON | BRANDY
HOSTED BY FATMAN SCOOP
WITH HORIZON + YO! MAFIA
Friday 8 November | HBF Park | Perth, WA
Saturday 9 November | Marvel Stadium | Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 10 November | Adelaide Showground | Adelaide, SA
Friday 15 November | Brisbane Showgrounds | Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 16 November | Giants Stadium | Sydney, NSW
JANET JACKSON – RNB royalty and five-time GRAMMY Award winner Janet Jackson takes full ‘Control’ of RNB Fridays Live 2019 with her countless multi-platinum hits paired with the tightest of choreography. The youngest of the Jackson’s, Janet burst onto the RNB scene in the 80s, heralding a fresh concept for RNB music. Her fierce independence quickly struck a chord with fans, empowering millions with her honest, sensual lyricism, wrapped in hypnotic synth-heavy beats.
Fresh from her Las Vegas residency, Jackson and Australian fans will come ‘Together Again’ and it’s the reunion you don’t want to miss. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of her ARIA #1 album Rhythm Nation (cert. 2x Platinum) Jackson will deliver all-encompassing jams from ‘Nasty’ and ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ (#1 ARIA Platinum) through to ‘All For You’ (#5 ARIA Platinum) and ‘Scream (featuring Michael Jackson)’ (#2 ARIA Gold). Jackson will give every ‘R&B Junkie’ their fix at RNB Fridays Live 2019 – see you on the dancefloor!
BLACK EYED PEAS – With three ARIA #1 albums (14x certified ARIA Platinum), 15 top 10 ARIA singles (eight #1!) and seven GRAMMY Awards under their belt, the Black Eyed Peas will be lighting up the RNB Fridays Live stage – Australia, get ready to ‘Pump It’! Featuring will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo, The Energy Never Dies with the Black Eyed Peas revolutionising each city into the biggest party audiences have ever seen.
With countless anthems like ‘Where Is The Love?’, ‘Shut Up’, ‘Don’t Phunk With My Heart’, ‘Boom Boom Pow’, ‘The Time (Dirty Bit)’ and ‘Meet Me Halfway’. Australia ‘I Gotta Feeling’ it’s going to be a good night!
50 CENT – One of the most indelible and influential figures of hip hop from our time, 50 Cent will bring ‘Disco Inferno’ to crowds across the country at RNB Fridays Live 2019. Turning dancefloors into the hottest club in town, 50 Cent will be delivering bump and grind goodness with hits ‘Candy Shop (Feat. Olivia)’, ‘Just A Lil Bit’, ‘P.I.M.P (Feat. Snoop Dogg)’, ‘Ayo Technology (Feat. Justin Timberlake)’ and ‘21 Questions (Feat. Nate Dogg)’. Don’t miss out on a night ‘In Da Club’ with RNBs main man, 50 Cent!
JASON DERULO – ‘Whatcha Say’? You heard it here first, the name which demands to be sung – Jason Derulo – will be heading to RNB Fridays Live 2019. Hot on our radars since 2010’s ARIA #4 eponymous album (cert. Platinum) Jason Derulo will bring his polished moves and contagious energy to the stage this November. Turning up the heat with tunes like ‘In My Head’ (7x ARIA Platinum), ‘Don’t Want To Go Home’ (5x ARIA Platinum), ‘Want To Want Me’ (2x Platinum) and ‘Ridin Solo’ (3x ARIA Platinum) – Australia, get ready to ‘Wiggle’!
KERI HILSON – Want more? Keri Hilson’s ‘Got Your Back’. The multi-award-winning singer-songwriter will bring her slick ‘Energy’ to the RNB Fridays Live stage. Hilson will keep audiences on their feet with slamming hits ‘Knock You Down’ (ARIA Gold), ‘Buyou’ and the colossal ARIA #1 Timbaland anthem ‘The Way I Are’ – Hilson will have the crowd chanting songs at the top of their lungs.
SISQO – The Dragon will be unleashed at RNB Fridays Live 2019! Sisqo returns to Australia with a vital catalogue of hot tunes like ‘Unleash The Dragon’, ‘Incomplete’, and forever favourite ‘Thong Song’!
J-KWON – Guaranteed to bring audiences to their feet is notorious party starter J-Kwon who made waves with the 2004 essential RNB jam, ‘Tipsy’. Make sure you’ve got your crew together when it’s pumping!
On top of this epic line-up, one final act remains to be revealed – stay tuned to find out which MYSTERY ACT will be joining the class of RNB Fridays Live 2019!
FATMAN SCOOP – RNB Fridays Live International President of Party, Fatman Scoop (‘Be Faithful’) makes his fourth return to RNB Fridays Live in 2019. Hosting all five shows and keeping crowds on their toes as the ultimate hype man – check out his formal address to all Melbourne party goers here.
HORIZON & YO! MAFIA – No RNB Fridays event would be complete without Australia’s #1 RNB DJ, Horizon and the international party DJ YO! MAFIA keeping tradition spinning the latest and greatest RNB and hip hop tracks from the generation between these epic live performances, from the minute doors open until the last mic drops.
RNB Fridays Live is the biggest party of the year, don’t miss your one and only chance to catch these superstars live on stage. With tickets quickly vanishing in previous years, fans are advised NOT to be fashionably late to this party.
The countdown starts now, get in quick!