Press release. Free for publication July 19th 2019

R&B star Solange to Flow Festival, Cardi B cancels her European dates

On Friday the 9th of August, one of the brightest stars in modern-day R&B, Solange, will step on the Main Stage at Flow Festival. Due to scheduling conflicts unrelated to the festival organization, previously announced Cardi B has had to cancel her European shows in August, including her performance at Flow.

The Grammy-awarded has taken R&B to a new, multidimensional and experimental path. She is a multimedia artist, who employs music, dance, performance arts, and activism in her expression. Solange’s art has been on display in the Guggenheim in New York and Tate Modern in London. The Harvard Foundation named Solange the Artist of the Year in 2018.

Solange’s third studio album, , lift her to the top of Billboard charts and her song Cranes in the Sky was awarded a Grammy. The record praises the African- American communities and womanhood, and one of the songs, F.U.B.U., rose to be the anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement due to its political nature and topicality. Solange’s newest album, When I Get Home, follows the same themes as its predecessors while taking the artist back to her roots, to her hometown of Houston, Texas. In Solange’s music, lingering jazz rhythms and flowy groove merge with electronic drum & bass sounds, creating a mystical, dreamlike and intimate atmosphere. Solange’s concerts intertwine music and visual elements into a serene, yet breathtaking experience.

Flow Festival takes place in Suvilahti 9.–11. August 2019.

Over 170 artists perform at the festival, including for example Solange, The Cure, Tame Impala, Erykah Badu, Robyn, James Blake, Father John Misty, Tove Lo, Earl Sweatshirt, Neneh Cherry, Blood Orange, and Seinabo Sey.

Flow Festival confirmed partners for 2019 are the main partner Lapin Kulta Pure, partners Kesko, Lumo, Nordea, Oatly, Paulig, Perlage, Reaktor, SEAT, Stopteltat and Sun Effects, as well as media partners Basso, Clear Channel, Helsingin Sanomat and Resident Advisor. www.flowfestival.com www.facebook.com/FlowFestival www.twitter.com/FlowFestival www.instagram.com/flowfestivalhelsinki

Tickets: Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.fi tel.0600-10-800 Tiketti www.tiketti.fi tel.0600-1-1616 3 days: 215 € 2 days: 165€ 1 day: 105€ Gold Area tickets: 3 days 345 € 1 day 175€ Prices applicable until further notice. Prices include the service charge.

Travel packages: Festicket

Press images: www.flowfestival.com/en/media

For more information: Flow Festival, Press Officer Susanna Hulkkonen, [email protected] / +358 50 911 6570 PR in the UK: The Zeitgeist Agency / Hannah Roberts-Owen, [email protected] and Elliot Mitchell, [email protected] PR in Russia: Sarafun PR / Olga Dub, [email protected] PR in France: Phunkster / Fabrice Desprez, [email protected] PR in other European countries: Hustle PR / Fallon MacWilliams, [email protected] and Jennifer Shord, [email protected]