Atlanta-bred rapper Gucci Mane is heading to Mississippi for Jackson State University’s highly anticipated homecoming.
Gucci Mane will headline the HBCU’s “Thee Premiere” Homecoming 2025, which takes place Sunday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 12. The week-long celebration will feature the Grammy-nominated artist on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Lee E. Williams Athletic & Assembly Center.
Doors to the concert open at 4 p.m. with the show beginning at 6 p.m. General admission tickets are on sale now for $65 to the general public. Both residential and non-residential students can get in for $15.
Gucci Mane – known for songs like “Wake Up in the Sky,” “I Get the Bag,” “Icy,” “Go Head,” and “Rumors,” among others – will be joined on stage by New Orleans-based rapper Vickeelo. Some of her singles include “Hut Hut,” “Mardi Gras Mamba,” and “G.O.T.W.”
Gucci Mane and Vickeelo are set to take the stage at the #JSUHomecoming Concert on Wednesday, October 8th. 🎤🔥
All JSU students can purchase tickets for just $15 through the link emailed to your JSU email accounts. pic.twitter.com/gN642CgTHF
— Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) September 29, 2025
Homecoming at Jackson State will feature other events and parades throughout the week including a day for alumni at the Mississippi State Fair, a rave party, prom, a fashion show, a step show, and a block party. On Saturday, the Tigers football team will take on Alabama State at 2:30 p.m. inside Veterans Memorial Stadium.
A full schedule for Jackson State’s homecoming can be found here.
