{"id":247015,"date":"2026-04-01T17:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247015\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:50:12","slug":"lupe-fiasco-to-headline-friday-night-concert-at-acura-grand-prix-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247015\/","title":{"rendered":"Lupe Fiasco to Headline Friday Night Concert at Acura Grand Prix in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/lupe-fiasco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lupe Fiasco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lupe Fiasco&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lupe Fiasco<\/a> is heading to the Acura Grand Prix. While the Chicago native won\u2019t be racing around the Long Beach, Calif., track, Lupe\u2019s slated to headline the Friday Night Concert on April 17 to kick off the high-speed weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019ve always been a fan of racing and car culture, so I\u2019m happy to be a part of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach,\u201d Lupe Fiasco relayed in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fiasco will be bringing his array of hits and lyrical dexterity to the stage, which will serve as a warm-up for the rapper\u2019s Food &amp; Liquor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUn_do9DT5W\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:20th Anniversary Tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;20th Anniversary Tour&quot;}\" class=\"link \">20th Anniversary Tour<\/a> kicking off in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Grand Prix show will take place outside the Long Beach Terrace Theater and be free for guests who are ticketholders for April 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gplb.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tickets are available;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tickets are available&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tickets are available<\/a> with general admission day passes starting at $58. Children who are 12 and under will be admitted free with a ticket-holding adult. Lupe\u2019s slated to hit the stage around 6:30 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Lupe Fiasco to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for our Friday Concert Presented by Acura,\u201d Jim Liaw, who serves as the president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, said in a statement. \u201cHe\u2019s an extraordinary artist with a dynamic stage presence, and this performance will be an exciting way for fans to finish off a great day of racing, entertainment and the Long Beach lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The weekend\u2019s racing action along the Long Beach Waterfront will be headlined by the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the IMSA WeatherTech\u00a0SportsCar\u00a0Championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fiasco\u2019s Food &amp; Liquor 20th Anniversary Tour will kick off on May 14 in Sacramento, Calif., and travel down the state\u2019s coast. He\u2019s also slated for back-to-back shows on June 10 and 11 in NYC and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6c5fdd1e585fffc1a8661cfd14eda443.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best of Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Billboard&#039;s Newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Billboard&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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