Only a couple hundred miles to the west of Pensacola, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will kick off this Spring. The lineup was just released, and it is stellar.
Below you will find details about the lineup, and where to find the recently released tickets. This is one of the countries largest, most renowned music festivals. Known more widely as “Jazzfest.”
Spanning over two weekends from April 24-May 4 there is no shortage of superstar talent performing including: Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young Crazy Horse, The Killers, Hozier, Jon Batiste, Vampire Weekend, Queen Latifah, Earth, Wind, & Fire and hundreds more!
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year pumping a mind blowing $350 million a year into the local economy.
Since it’s inception in 1970, Jazzfest has received many honors including being named Festival of the Year four separate times by Polstar Magazine and dubbed “the country’s very best music festival” by Life Magazine — This is no surprise when you take a glance at the wide mix of internationally recognized guests who have performed.
Throughout history the most iconic of icons have blessed the 13 stages, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews (who is back this year!), Fleetwood Mac & Paul Simon.
Beyond the music, Jazzfest is a celebration of the city itself and the diversity of the community that was, and still is, an essential part of life in New Orleans.
Tickets are currently on sale including single day tickets and a limited supply of early bird tickets. See below for tickets all the Jazzfest info your big, music-loving hearts can handle.
