RUMOR MILL
Back to Rumor Mill >
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

NEW ORLEANS' SUPERSTAR SPRING

Steely Dan will headline the opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Neil Young will close out the final day on 5/1 with Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder toplining the other five days.

Tickets went on sale today for the annual festival that runs 4/22-24 and 4/28-5/1 at the city's fairgrounds. Regular advance tickets start at $65 per weekend; it's $75 at the gate. "Big Chief" VIP tickets for full weekends are $1,200 (weekend 1) and $1,400 (weekend 2).

Besides the headliners, the festival will also feature Snoop Dogg, Beck, Van Morrison, Nick Jonas, Julio Iglesias, J. Cole, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, My Morning Jacket, Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Maxwell and Arlo Guthrie on his 50th anniversary tour of Alice's Restaurant.

Among the special performances will be a tribute to the late Allen Toussaint, Los Lobos performing La Pistola y El Corazon, a tribute to Jelly Roll Morton and Geri Allen's Erroll Garner Jazz Project.

Performers representing Louisiana will include Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Aaron Neville, Galactic, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, Terence Blanchard, Davell Crawford, Rebirth Brass Band, Big Freedia, Donald Harrison Jr., Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Zigaboo Modeliste's Funk Revue, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter and Runnin' Pardners, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and BeauSoleil.

 
BACK TO RUMOR MILL
 
SONG REVENUE:
A LOT OF “US”
K. Dot is scary big. (5/16a)
Check It Out Now
TOP 20: TAYLOR'S REIGN CONTINUES
All 31 flavors still available. (5/16a)
Check It Out Now
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/16a)
Check It Out Now
THE COUNT: LIVE NATION TAPS TYLER, POST, BLINK FOR TOP U.S. FESTS
Cornering the market on surefire headliners (5/16a)
Check It Out Now
COHEN TRICKED INTO HITS EDITORIAL ROLE
Another on bites the dust. (5/16a)
Check It Out Now
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
 Email

 First Name

 Last Name

 Company

 Country
CAPTCHA code
Captcha: (type the characters above)

By clicking submit you are agreeing
to Terms and Conditions