Megan Thee Stallion Set for Australia’s Festival X

BRISBANE (Australia) — Megan Thee Stallion will be heading to Australia with FestivalX , for her first ever performances in these parts.

Announced Wednesday (May 25), the Texas rapper headlines the five-date touring summer fest alongside Scottish EDM star Calvin Harris, and rapper/singer Don Toliver, also from the Lone Star State.

Also confirmed to festival lineup are MaRLo and Green Velvet, Nina Kraviz (Boys Noize), Nora En Pure, Boys Noize, Nina Kraviz and Nina Kraviz.

After a brief hiatus due to the pandemics, the hip-hop/electronic dance music festival returns with an ambitious coast–to-coast route.

The 2022 edition kicks off Nov. 26 at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse, then moves to open-air venues on the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Sydney, before wrapping Dec. 4 at Perth’s Burswood Park.

After a a false start in 2018, Festival X debuted in 2019 as a three-city east coast jaunt, with performances from Harris, Armin Van Buuren, Anna Lunoe and others.

The general on sale for Festival X 2022 starts June 1, with Live Nation pre-sales opening a day earlier.

Producers: Hardware and OneLove, creators of Stereosonic, the legendary festival brand that is a one-time powerhouse — with LN.

Festival X 2022 tour dates:

Nov. 26 — Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

Nov. 27 — Alabaster Sports Fields, Gold Coast

Dec.2 — Bonython Park. Adelaide

Dec.3 — Sydney Showground, Sydney

Dec.4 — Burswood Park. Perth