INDIANAPOLIS — Five-time Grammy winner Lil Wayne is coming to downtown Indianapolis during the 2024 NBA All-Star Game festivities.
The rapper will perform Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Indiana Convention Center before the 73rd NBA All-Star Game takes place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Tickets are now on sale for the concert, which is set to start at 3 p.m. General admission tickets are $75, with VIP general admission tickets at $150 each.
Here are the rest of the concerts scheduled for the NBA Crossover Concert Series:
- Friday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m.: Rapper and singer T-Pain and DJ Zedd
- Saturday, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m.: Country singers Keith Urban and Walker Hayes
Tipoff for the 73rd NBA All-Star Game is set for 8:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The league's best players will face off in an East vs. West match and the traditional scoring system with four 12-minute quarters.
Fans can also enjoy the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, NBA Rising Stars game, HBCU Classic, Kia Skills Challenge, Starry 3-Point Contest, AT&T Slam Dunk contest and G League Up Next Game.
A series of immersive art and culture experiences and interactive exhibits are coming to downtown Indianapolis for fans to enjoy.
Festivities kick off Thursday, Feb. 15 with "The Tip Off," the first-ever NBA All-Star opening ceremony at Bicentennial Unity Plaza. The event will include music, notable personalities and more.
The Indy Arts Council, GANGGANG and the Indiana Humanities are bringing to life a combination of light-based public art installations, sculptures celebrating Indiana's basketball tradition, large-scale storefront murals, graffiti art, interactive pieces and the return of Indiana's equitable fine art fair – BUTTER at Indy's Home Court.
In addition to the visual arts installations, fans can enjoy 24 DJs throughout Indy's Home Court, photo stations and unique experiences in key fan zones like Georgia Street and Bicentennial Unity Plaza.
The host committee has also created a "cultural corridor" along Washington Street in Indy's Home Court to showcase local brands. These include:
- Plaid & Pearls Coffee, a local woman-owned business, taking over the location formerly occupied by Pearings at Washington and Meridian
- The former Rock Bottom site will be converted into The Suite featuring the Henderson Bar, food from the International Marketplace, music curated by Chreece Presents: Nap City The Basement, comedy by Made Man Improv and retail curated by Cargo Streetwear Boutique.
GANGGANG, with curators Deonna Craig, Kia Davis and Alan Mills, are turning the 19,000 square feet of the Indianapolis Artsgarden into BUTTER Indy's Home Court.
Light-based public art installations
Two projection-mapped artworks, created by Blockhouse Studios in Bloomington and a video arts collaboration by Australian artist Wendy Wu, will be featured on the T-Mobile Building — 2. W. Washington St. — and the District Tap Building — 141 S. Meridian St.
The Wendy Yu collaboration will feature local dancers with Iibada Dance Company, 31Svn Dance Academy and Dance Kaleidoscope, as well as basketball players with the WNBA and Butler University.
"Shining a Light" will feature an exciting "buzzer beater" countdown experience, produced by Innovative, on the northwest and southwest quadrant of Monument Circle.
"Evanescent," installed by Australia-based design studio Atelier Sisu, will bring large, glowing basketball-like orbs to Hudnut Commons at the corner of Maryland and Capitol streets.
Other installations include:
- "Quantum Cavern,” a transcendent experience created by Indy artist Fredrick Miller III
- "Arch down the Aisle," an intercultural experience installed by Indy artist Gautam Rao
- "You Are the All Star," a 1990s-inspired selfie station designed by Indy artist Christina Hollering
Indianapolis Artsgarden murals
Two temporary murals by Indianapolis artists Jingo de la Rosa and Jonathan Southern are going up on the east and west sides of the Indianapolis Artsgarden.
The two pieces will pay tribute to Indiana's unique love affair with the game of basketball.
Sidewalk galleries
Indianapolis artists will create large-scale murals on storefronts along the streets of Indy's Home Court. These include:
- Capitol Avenue underpass between the Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, featuring India Cruse-Griffin’s "The Court" artwork, the original of which currently decorates the interior of Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Jackson Place (adjacent to Union Station): Salma Taman, Liz Wierzbicki, Phyllicia Carr and Christina Hollering
- CSX Building (east end of Georgia Street): Eric Stine, Jennifer Broemel, Brittany Murray, Denielle Mowery Hake, Amiah Mims, Faith Blackwell, Gurkan Mihci, Boxx the Artist, DeJuan Wortham, Scott Johnson and Gretchen Katner, plus a poem by Franklin Oliver
- Circle Center Mall: Rebecca Sauve, Dana Powell Smith, Taylor Bamgbose, Kyle Morgan and Kyng Rhodes
- Monument Circle, northwest quadrant: Six works by Israel Solomon from his "Indiana Fever" series, the original of which currently hang inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- 7 N. Meridian St. (northeast corner of Meridian and Washington streets): Koda Witsken’s tribute to Hoosier Hysteria, the original of which currently hangs Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Newly installed works inside Circle Center Mall include artwork by JD Bills and poems by Maude Atlas Cottone and Ken Honeywell.
- A large three-part work at 924 N. Pennsylvania St. by Asli Narin, a newly-named DeHaan Artist of Distinction
Also in partnership with the City of Indianapolis and curated by local artists Josh Brinson (Bezol One) and Mike Graves, 15 local street and graffiti artists will create new work on Pennsylvania and Delaware rail underpasses, just north of South Street. The pieces on the Pennsylvania underpass will be basketball-themed, while the Delaware underpass will be a collection of freestyle pieces.
Hoosier Historia
A group of 24 diverse artists from across the state are bringing to life their interpretations of some of the most memorable and iconic people, moments and places in Indiana basketball history on 6-foot basketball sculptures.
The large public art pieces will be on display throughout Indy's Home Court.
Click here for the full list of "Hoosier Historia" moments to be commemorated.
