Dove Ellis, Bb trickz, Liim and Zack Fox added to Tyler, The Creator’s two-day All Points East takeover

Tyler, The Creator’s two-day takeover of All Points East just got deeper. Organisers have added Dove Ellis, Bb trickz, Liim, Zack Fox and a clutch of other artists to the bill who will open across his August 28-29 dates in Victoria Park.

The scale of the weekend is already headline news: Tyler was confirmed as the festival’s first headliner last year not long after the release of his ninth album, Don’t Tap The Glass. For those two late-August nights he’ll be joined by heavyweight support — and now a string of new additions who bring anything from indie folk to internet absurdism to the mix.

Who’s playing alongside Tyler

Day one’s roster is stacked: Rex Orange County, Turnstile, Mariah The Scientist, Clipse, Sexyy Red, Ravyn Lenae, Fakemink, Vince Staples and more will open for Tyler on August 28. The following day’s crowd gets Daniel Caesar, Baby Keem, Dijon, Ghostface Killah, Syd, Faye Webster, Danny Brown, Jim Legxacy and others. Mustard & Friends will also slot in sets across both nights.

Now those bills gain texture with newer names that feel like festival discoveries as much as calculated complements to Tyler’s world. Spanish rapper Bb trickz arrives on the bill after a TikTok surge that caught Charli XCX’s attention, leading to an invite to feature on the remix of “Club Classics” at the peak of Brat Summer. Cloud-rap artist Saam Sultan, who appeared in this year’s NME 100 list, is also added; he told NME earlier this year that he’d rather “have a whole catalogue of music that someone can find one day and be proud that I lived my life, rather than survived it”.

Other fresh names include Harlem’s Liim, British singer-songwriter Sade Olutola — known for emotive vocals and stripped-back production — and the absurdist internet personality Zack Fox. The bill also welcomes 18-year-old Pour La Vie, a figure already co-signed by Drake and A.R. Rahman, Pittsburgh-based producer and EDM artist DJ Gummy Bear (Montell Fish), Irish indie-folk musician Dove Ellis, who recently opened for Geese on their US tour, and Ledbyher, the self-styled “bedroom drill” artist and fellow NME 100 alum.

Rounding out the additions are Natanya, Sydney trio Shady Nasty and Sunshine Benzi — a mix that underlines Tyler’s taste for eclectic, internet-native talent alongside established names.

Why fans should care

These additions matter because they shape the atmosphere Tyler cultivates: a weekend that leans into the DIY energy of online scenes as much as it celebrates legacy acts. There’s the viral immediacy of Bb trickz, the introspective catalog dreams of Saam Sultan, and the kind of live unpredictability Zack Fox brings. For fans who follow Tyler’s curatorial moves — from Camp Flog Gnaw to surprise set lists — the new names signal nights that will hop between moods and micro-scenes.

Tyler’s takeover also sits inside a busier festival run this season. He joins previously announced headliners including Lorde (August 22), Deftones at Outbreak Fest (August 23) and Twenty One Pilots (August 30). Support for those dates has included former NME cover star Kwn, Ayra Starr and Odeal. News of the All Points East takeover followed Tyler’s Camp Flog Gnaw 2025 reveal, which he revealed through a word search — classic mischievous rollout energy.

Recent Tyler context

Last July Tyler released Don’t Tap The Glass, an album he announced only two days earlier during a Brooklyn show. NME awarded the LP four stars, writing: “Shedding the cinematic sprawl and narrative pathos of last year’s ‘Chromakopia’, Tyler steps away from the character-driven framing of Wolf Haley or Sir Baudelaire.

“The paranoia and parasocial tension explored on that record still linger – but beneath cartoonish ’80s rap armour. It’s part Kurtis Blow and part LL Cool J, encased in a clear Perspex chamber like a collector’s action figure. Instead of inviting connection, Tyler shields himself behind the glass: a museum piece for dance and display only.”

Shortly after the album arrived Tyler even issued a clean version at the request of a fan. Don’t Tap The Glass follows Chromakopia, which landed at number 44 on NME’s best albums of 2024 list.

And beyond records, his live show continues to impress. When NME caught his London performance in May they handed it five stars, noting:

“As Tyler wishes us a farewell, he remains humble, but tonight is no small feat. With outfit changes, multiple stages and live vocals front-and-centre, Tyler flips through his eras like a masterclass in fearless reinvention.

“From the raw menace of ‘Goblin’ to the kaleidoscopic chaos of ‘Chromakopia’, tonight is a vivid, wild ride through the mind of rap’s ultimate maverick – and London is lucky to be along for the journey.”

For festivalgoers, the new announcements are an invitation: these nights are shaping up to be unpredictable, genre-fluid and distinctly Tyler — part museum display, part messy high school mixtape, all staged at Victoria Park.