It’s bigger, better, and sold out. Shaq’s Bass All-Stars festival tickets went on pre-sale and they were sold out within the day. The first festival last year hosted 15,000 in the same venue, Panther Island in Dallas-Fort Worth, which makes this mind-blowing. The big bass god is going off the rails himself in excitement. Especially after he announced the artists joining him in the 2024 edition. 16 EDM stars will join Shaquille O’Neal in the third incarnation of Bass All-Stars on November 16.

He announced via his alternate DJ Diesel page, “SHAQ’S BASS ALL STARS FESTIVAL IS ON SALE! thank you to all 16 of the artists on this lineup for taking the time to perform at my festival. this one is for yall. a place that accepts everyone and is meant to celebrate the culture of bass music. see you in November Texas. ShaqsBassAllStars.com.”

Within a few hours of ticket sales going live, they were all sold out. A big part is because of the unbelievable lineup Shaq has pulled. His co-headliners include Dion Timmer, Dirt Monkey, Eptic, Spaces Laces, NGHTMRE, Dimension, Peekaboo, Celo, Grabbitz, Muerte, Perry Wayne. Rated R, Sora, Kozmoz, Space Wizard, and Stoned Level. Seeing the hype and the performers, Grabbitz rightfully said, “Diesel is not playing around.”

The entire lineup will perform with state-of-the-art audio and visual spectacles the way Shaq did the first time, including quality soundproofing and safety measures at the venue because it’s the big man’s style, the festival also celebrates Texan flavors in its food options.

Although his music career started in hip-hop parallel to his NBA career, O’Neal has found a fresh post-retirement start in dubstep. He’s already got friends among the big names of the genre, including Steve Aoki. But, he’s passionate about showcasing underrated talent in trap music. Following up on his all-female version of Bass All-Stars earlier this year, O’Neal is buzzing to perform with this new roster in November.

DJ Diesel’s energy is sky-high

Shaq’s excitement is showing in his responses to his fellow artists too. He told Perry Wayne, “they’re not ready for this new one,” and to Rated R he said, “see you there Florida man.” It gets Shaq-tastic from there on.

He pretty much gave Sora a new title. “ready for the future riddim goat to crush it.” And he called Stoned Level there, “Hardest in the game.”

Superman undoubtedly looks at his lineup and gets in his feels. He’s not making Justic League references but when Timmer said, “DEPLOY THE ALL STARS!!!!”

Space Laces might be referencing trap artists’ favorite thing to include bird sounds in their music when he said, “Time to feed the birds.” Then came the Big Aristotle who said, “birds aren’t real.” He doubled down to Eptic that, “I just told @space_laces that birds aren’t real spider mike.” 

What does Shaq have against birds? Anyway, no birds are going to be harmed when Bass All-Stars return on November 16 where it all started.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting second episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and Mountain West All-Freshman Team Selection, Asia Avinger.