Wireless have announced their 2018 line-up, consisting of some of the top current stars, getting fans ecstatic for the festival in July. The festival will be held on July 6-8th, lasting the whole weekend, with headlining acts on each day. On the Saturday, the headlining acts are J Cole, Post Malone and PartyNextDoor. J Cole, or Jermaine Lamarr Cole, was born in North Carolina and started to become well known in 2011 when he released his debut album “Cole World: The Sideline Story”. It debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was soon certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His next two releases, 2013's Born Sinner and 2014's 2014 Forest Hills Drive, received mostly positive reviews from critics. On the 7th of July, the headlining acts are Stormzy, Migos and J Hus. Stormzy, or Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, Jr, is an English grime and hip hop artist. He won Best Grime Act at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards and was named as an artist to look out for in the BBC's influential Sound of 2015 list. His most successful song to date is "Shut Up", was initially released as a freestyle on YouTube. The track was then officially released and got to number eight on the UK Singles Chart after Stormzy launched a campaign. On the 8th, the headlining acts are DJ Khaled and Giggs. Giggs, or Nathaniel Thompson, is an English grime artist from London. He released his debut studio album ‘Walk in da Park’ in 2008 however his most successful album is ‘Landlord’, placing number 2 in the UK when it was first released. All of the tickets for the whole weekend at Wireless sold out within the first week of them releasing them, which is understandable due to the extreme number of popular artists attending this year.
