American rapper Lil Wayne is set to perform in the UK for the first time since 2008 headlining at the 2022 Strawberries & Creem Festival.

The annual three day music festival will see Weezy perform on a UK stage for the first time in 14 years after visa issues prevented him from previously entering the country.

The festival which has been running since 2014 aims to feature more women on its stages with singers Ella Mai, Mabel, New Gen: Spring 2021 honoree Tems being featured on its lineup.

The news of his UK performance arrives shortly after he was named one of the performers at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend alongside DJ Khaled, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Gunna, Migos and Lil Baby.

Fans are also expecting his collaborative album sequel ColleGrove 2 with 2 Chainz to drop sometime this year.

In 2011, Carter's visa was cancelled by the UK over his convictions, meaning his tour that year had to be called off.

According to festival organisers, Strawberries & Creem will be the Mirror rapper's only European show in 2022.

Festival co-founder Preye Crooks said: "This year, as we scale up to a full three days, we wanted to ensure our musical offering matched that level of ambition - as well as reflecting our incredibly diverse crowd. We have gone further than ever before to bring exceptional artists together, showing Strawberries & Creem to be a major player on the weekend festival scene.

"As a team, we also wanted to shine a light on some amazing genres and artists that aren't always celebrated in full at other festivals. We hope we have curated a truly representative and exciting line-up, one that offers an unrivalled experience to our festival-goers - covering everything from D&B and dance music, to reggae and R&B."

Strawberries & Creem takes place between 17 June and 19 June at Childerley Orchard in Cambridge.