Virginia Beach · June 16, 2018

N.E.R.D.
headlines the 757.

Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley brought N.E.R.D. to the Shaggfest stage during the group’s international festival run.

The eighth annual Summer Shaggfest filled the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater with a lineup led by N.E.R.D.—a defining Virginia Beach homecoming for the influential trio.

The June 2018 bill also included Rae Sremmurd, French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly and Madison Beer, continuing Shaggfest’s tradition of pairing major national acts with the energy of the 757.

HeadlinerN.E.R.D.
Edition8th annual Summer Shaggfest
VenueVirginia Beach amphitheater

Coverage and concert record

Concert Archives event record Ticketmaster audience archive

Fan archive · Shaggfest 2018

The surprise nobody saw coming.

During French Montana's performance of “Unforgettable,” the crowd thought Swae Lee had missed his flight. Then Swae Lee ran onto the Shaggfest stage.

The crowd

A packed Shaggfest crowd glowing under the stage lights
13,000 fans · Virginia Beach

The surprise performance

French Montana starts “Unforgettable.” Shaggfest gets the surprise guest reveal: Swae Lee is there.

N.E.R.D. · Shaggfest 2018

The hometown video wall.

Fan-shot memories from N.E.R.D.'s Virginia Beach homecoming—one full festival recap and five live performance clips.

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