Your guide to NBA All-Star Weekend concerts, including Jelly Roll, Lil Wayne, T-Pain and more
Although basketball will be at the forefront of NBA All-Star Weekend's upcoming visit to Indianapolis, several big-name musical artists across a variety of genres will perform as part of the festivities.
These concerts do not require tickets for any of the basketball games, so feel free to bop downtown for a concert and nothing else if that's your speed. Here are the artists performing in Indianapolis as part of All-Star Weekend's entertainment slate.
Unless otherwise noted, each concert will take place at Crossover 2024 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave.
NBA All-Star Weekend concerts in Indianapolis
Machine Gun Kelly, DJ Diesel
Doors at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15. Free, but ticketed. Tickets and more info at nbaevents.nba.com/all-star-2024.
Machine Gun Kelly will give a free performance Feb. 15 as part of the NBA on TNT American Express Road Show. The "Inside the NBA" crew, including Shaquille O'Neal, will tape a special live broadcast and host a variety of fan events at the convention center.
O'Neal will perform alongside Kelly as his musical alter-ego, DJ Diesel. He was part of the original lineup for the 2023 Snake Pit at the Indianapolis 500, but was forced to cancel last-minute because of his broadcasting duties.
DJ Zedd, T-Pain
9 p.m. Feb. 16. Tickets start at $75 through nbaevents.nba.com.
DJ Zedd and rapper, singer-songwriter and producer T-Pain will perform at Crossover on Friday as one of three main concerts hosted by the NBA. T-Pain was a late addition to the show.
T-Pain is coming off of a viral live performance in which he ditched his signature autotuned vocals to belt out covers at the head of a live band.
Keith Urban, Walker Hayes
3 p.m. Feb. 17. Tickets start at $75 through Ticketmaster at bit.ly/41PFN4B.
Country star Keith Urban will take over Crossover on Saturday. Urban will make his second visit to Indianapolis in as many years.
Read our take on his 2022 Indy stop: A day after chaos, Ruoff's energy returns with outstanding Keith Urban show
Fellow country singer Walker Hayes will also perform. Urban is poised to release a new album soon, while Hayes released an EP, "New Money," in September.
Jelly Roll
9:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Tickets are $50 through nbaevents.nba.com.
Country-rap star Jelly Roll will perform after the All-Star Saturday festivities, including the three-point contest and skills competition, on Feb. 17.
It will be his second Indianapolis-area performance in the past year, having played Ruoff Music Center in September.
Lil Wayne
3 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets start at $75 through nbaevents.nba.com.
Rapper Lil Wayne was another late addition to the weekend's festivities. With Wayne in the fold, a three-day concert pass is also being offered for $200.
Lil Wayne most recently released "Welcome to Collegrove," a collaborative album with 2 Chainz, who will also be performing in Indy during the All-Star weekend.
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Rory Appleton is the pop culture reporter at IndyStar. Contact him at 317-552-9044 and [email protected], or follow him on Twitter at @RoryEHAppleton.
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