Early-bird tickets for Wicked Culture 2027, the next edition of Singapore street culture convention Culture Cartel, are on sale now on Trip.com at $20 for a 1-Day Pass and $55 for a 3-Day Pass, as the organisers list them. The convention runs from 15 to 17 January 2027 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre and the outdoor Bayfront Event Space, and the organisers say the early-bird prices last for a limited time only.
That’s worth acting on if you’ve ever wished your tattoo plans, a streetwear drop and a Hanumankind set could share one weekend. This edition adds custom bikes and hot rods to a convention that has always mixed art, tattoos, collectibles and fashion, so January is shaping up as the one place where all those scenes overlap.
Cars Are the New Kid
The headline change for 2027 is a collaboration with The Wicked Wallop. Culture Cartel calls the partnership first-of-its-kind, and it’s what pushes the event outdoors. The Wicked Wallop brings custom bikes, hot rods, live music and kustom kulture to the Bayfront Event Space.
The 2027 version takes over Halls A, B and C plus Bayfront, which the organisers put at 34,000 square metres in total, and they expect over 30,000 local and overseas visitors across the three days.
There are creative workshops and competitions too, spanning dance, specialty coffee and more. Latte art counts as art, right?
Yung Raja Is Running the Music
Culture Cartel says there will be acts across three indoor and outdoor stages running into the night. The one to circle is the Culture Cartel Soundstage: Yung Raja & Friends, where Yung Raja serves as Music Director for a hip-hop and R&B (rhythm and blues) line-up drawn from Singapore and across Asia.
He’s a fitting pick for a convention built on crossovers.
The Soundstage line-up is ALYPH, Omar Kenobi, Shazza and Shigga Shay from Singapore, Hanumankind from India and Koala from South Korea, with Yung Raja leading it.
Acts Worth Planning Around
Hanumankind is the name most people will buy tickets for, and with good reason. Born Sooraj Cherukat in Kerala, he grew up on Southern hip-hop like Three 6 Mafia and DJ Screw, and his 2025 bio says Big Dawgs debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Koala comes from South Korea. The Seoul-born, Los Angeles-raised rapper, songwriter and producer co-founded Bobblehead Music, has played festivals including Waterbomb Seoul and HIPHOPPLAYA, and counts Jay Park, pH-1 and Jessi among his collaborators.
Shigga Shay is the homegrown pick with the widest reach. In 2024 he became the first Southeast Asian and Singaporean contestant on Rap of China, and he played Rolling Loud Thailand that same year.
The Home Team
The rest of the Singapore contingent covers a lot of ground. Shazza, a 23-year-old hijabi singer-songwriter. Her pop leanings give the bill a softer edge.
Omar Kenobi first made his name with hip-hop trio Mediocre Haircut Crew, and his track Kalah with Fariz Jabba has passed 6 million streams across Spotify and YouTube. He hosts Indiego On 987 on Mediacorp 987, a weekly show for local music, which makes him one of the scene’s biggest cheerleaders as well as a performer.
ALYPH completes the home team, and with three Singapore acts sharing a stage with names from India and South Korea, it’s a good chance to hear where local hip-hop and R&B sits next to its neighbours.
Which Pass Makes Sense
Culture Cartel describes the ticket as all-inclusive, covering the stages and the rest of the programme.
For transparency, SPH Media is the event’s first official media partner and Trip.com is its Official Ticketing Partner.
🗓️ Date: Friday, 15 January to Sunday, 17 January 2027
📍 Location: Sands Expo and Convention Centre (Halls A, B and C) and Bayfront Event Space, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956
🎟️ Early-Bird Tickets: $20 (1-Day Pass), $55 (3-Day Pass), for a limited time on Trip.com
🎤 Culture Cartel Soundstage: Yung Raja (Music Director), ALYPH, Hanumankind, Koala, Omar Kenobi, Shazza and Shigga Shay
🏍️ Outdoors: The Wicked Wallop’s custom bikes, hot rods, kustom kulture and live music
🎨 Programme: Over 200 artists across the tattoo convention, art activations and panel discussions, plus drops and workshops
If Culture Cartel has been on your list since its 2025 edition, January is the year it grows wheels. Pick your days, lock in your pass at the early-bird price on Trip.com’s Wicked Culture 2027 page before it’s gone, and bring a friend who swears they’re only there for the cars!
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Culture Cartel.
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