Hip-hop artist T.I. will make one of his final performances before beginning his jail sentence in May at Vanderbilt’s Rites of Spring.

The Vanderbilt Programming Board’s Music Group announced Friday that the Grammy-winning, 28-year-old artist will be the Friday night headliner of the annual two-day music festival.

Music Group co-chair and senior Zach Reiner said the group is pleased to be able to say the artist will make Vanderbilt’s Rites of Spring one of his last performances before jail time.

“His sentence begins in May, so this is the last time most people will get a chance to see him,” he said.

The group originally chose T.I. based on the success of other hip-hop artists at events like Quake and past Rites of Spring, Reiner said. “After Quake last year, which was so successful, we thought T.I. would be a good fit,” he said.

The Music Group also took the opportunity to announce other smaller bands that will perform April 17 and 18 on Alumni Lawn.

As of March 27, the line-up includes the Flaming Lips, T.I,  N.E.R.D., Q-Tip, Okkervil River, Santigold, K’NAAN, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Grand Ole Party, Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek), Erick Baker, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Run With Bulls, Blueskyreality, Pico vs. Island Trees and Electrik Red.

Tickets for are on sale now for students and the general public at Ticketmaster locations. Weekend passes are  $20 for students and advanced weekend passes are $45 dollars for the general public.