Organizers also released the daily lineups for the festival. Bruce Springsteen will headline on Sunday, April 29. Eddie Veddr is scheduled to perform Thursday, May 3. Along with the typical list of outstanding local and national acts, other headline acts include Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Saturday, April 28), the Eagles (Saturday, May 5), Foo Fighters (Sunday, May 6) and Bonnie Raitt (Sunday, May 6).
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Friday, April 27
The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion
Bon Iver
Steel Pulse
Buckwheat Zydeco
GIVERS
Zebra
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Gomez
The Texas Tornados feat. Flaco Jiménez, Augie Myers, and Shawn Sahm
The Dixie Cups
Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Band feat. Terence Blanchard
Chuck Leavell & Friends with special guest Bonnie Bramblett
Irma Thomas’ Tribute to Mahalia Jackson
Eric Lindell
The Classic New Orleans Revue feat. Frankie Ford, Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, and Robert “Barefootin” Parker with Blue Eyed Soul
James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Butch Thompson
Kirk Joseph’s Backyard Groove
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
Leyla Mccalla
Sasha Masakowski
Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
Slavic Soul Party!
Jamil Sharif
Stephanie Jordan Big Band
Leah Chase
The Revivalists
Lil’ Buck Sinegal Blues Band
Shades of Praise: New Orleans Interracial Gospel Choir
Tim Laughlin
Dukes of Dixieland
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
Betty Winn & One A-Chord
Young Pinstripe Brass Band
Dee-1
Fredy Omar con su Banda
Kim Carson & the Enablers
Sammy Rimington International Band
The Electrifying Crown Seekers
Guitar Lightnin’ Lee & the Thunder Band
Ivoire Spectacle feat. Seguenon Kone
Wimberly Family Gospel Singers
Henry Gray & the Cats
Real Untouchables Brass Band
James Rivers Movement
Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys
Louis Ford & His Dixie Flairs
Comanche Hunters and Semolian Warriors Mardi Gras Indians
Cindy Scott
Golden Voices Community Choir
Zulu and Big Nine Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
The Boyz Singers and Dancers
Traditional Dance by Asociacion de Peruanos en Louisiana
Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble
Black Foot Hunters and Black Mohawk Mardi Gras Indians
Beth Patterson & Potent Bathers
Miss Claudia & her Biergartners
Alana Villavaso
Reverend Jermaine Landrum & the Abundant Praise Revival Choir
Brass Band Throwdown feat. Behrman, Fischer, and Kate Middleton Bands
The Bester Singers
The Dynamic Smooth Family Gospel Singers
GrayHawk presents Native American Lore and Tales
New Orleans School of Circus Arts & I.S.L.
Geronimo Hunters and Creole Osceolas Mardi Gras Indians
Keep N It Real and We Are One Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Dillard University Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, April 28
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jill Scott
Feist
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Bobby Rush
Dave Koz
Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Soul Rebels
Israel Houghton and New Breed
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters
Cheikh Lô of Senegal
Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
The New Orleans Bingo! show
Tribute to Wardell Quezergue feat. Jean Knight, The Dixie Cups, Robert “Barefootin” Parker, and Tony Owens
Pine Leaf Boys
Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns
Khris Royal & Dark Matter
Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
Luther Kent
Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
Roddie Romero & the Hub-City Allstars
Evan Christopher
Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue
Midnite Disturbers
Savoy Music Center of Eunice Saturday Cajun Jam
Heritage Hall Jazz Band feat. Jewel Brown
Storyville Stompers Brass Band
Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries Mass Choir
The Gospel According to Jazz feat. BJ Crosby, Judy Davis, Danon Smith, and Yolanda Windsay
Jeremy Lyons with Members of Morphine
Peter Martin
Empress Hotel
Lars Edegran and the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Paulin Brothers Brass Band
Kristin Diable & the City
D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces
The Courtyard Kings
Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians
City of Love Music & Worship Arts
Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders
High Ground Drifters Bluegrass Band
Tom McDermott
Kevin Bryan
DJ Soul Sister
Bamboula 2000
Pastor Jai Reed
Marc Stone
Golden Comanche and Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians
Tonia Powell & the Left Field Band
SUBR Jazzy Jags
Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours
101 Runners
Tonia Scott & the Anointed Voices
Loyola University Jazz Ensemble
Javier Tobar and Elegant Gypsy
The Jones Sisters
Young Band Nation Blues Project
RRAAMS Drum and Dance
Archdiocese of New Orleans Gospel Choir
Josh Kagler & Harmonistic Praise Crusade
New Wave Brass Band
Nine Times Men, Single Ladies and Single Men Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Ashe Cultural Arts Center Kuumba Institute
Delgado Community College Jazz Ensemble
The Heavenly Melodies Gospel Singers
Wild Mohicans and Red, White & Blue Mardi Gras Indians
The Boyz Singers and Dancers
Muggivan School of Irish Dance
Dumaine Gang, Divine Ladies, Family Ties, and Men of Class Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Puppet Arts Theater
Sunday, April 29
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Al Green
John Mayer
Dr. John & the Lower 911
Janelle Monae
Pete Fountain
Yolanda Adams
Iron & Wine
Cowboy Mouth
Dianne Reeves
Tab Benoit
Sonny Landreth
Gary Clark Jr.
Papa Grows Funk
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Nicholas Payton SeXXXtet
Ellis Marsalis
Lindigo of Reunion Island feat. Fixi of France
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
Ironin’ Board Sam
Evelyn Turrentine-Agee
Debo Band: Ethiopian Groove Collective
Corey Harris & Phil Wiggins
Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots’ International Accordian Summit
New Orleans Klezmer Allstars
Treme Brass Band
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Tribute to Alex Chilton feat. Dave Pirner, Alex McMurray, Susan Cowsill, and Rene Coman
Los Po-Boy-Citos
The Batiste Brothers
Victor Goines
Washboard Rodeo
Leo Jackson & the Melody Clouds
Bill Summers & Jazalsa
Brice Miller & the Mahogany Brass Band
Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone
Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes
Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders
Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band
Kirk Joseph’s Tuba Tuba
Gospel Soul Children
Panorama Jazz Band
Hadley J. Castille Family & the Sharecroppers Cajun Band
Pat Casey & the New Sound
Erika Flowers
Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders with Butch Thompson
Morning Star Baptist Church Mass Choir
Spencer Bohren
Chris Clifton & His All-Stars
Gospel Diva Lois Dejean
Carrollton Hunters, Big Chief Goodman & the Flaming Arrows, and Ninth Ward Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Johnette Downing
Tornado Brass Band
Big Steppers, Untouchables, and Furious Five Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
E'Dana & Company
N’Fungola Sibo West African Dance Company
Ayla Miller Band
Adella Adella the Storyteller
Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Mass Choir
Heritage School of Music Band
Kai Knight’s Silhouette Dance Ensemble
Olympia Aid, New Look, First Division, and Secondline Jammers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
N.O.C.C.A. Jazz Ensemble
Sunpie Barnes presents Louisiana Creole Music
Ninth Ward Navajo, Black Eagles and Shawee Mardi Gras Indians
The Boyz Singers and Dancers
Bishop Sean Elder & the Mount Hermon Baptist Church Mass Choir
Thursday, May 3
Eddie Vedder
Florence + the Machine
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Ani DiFranco
Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
James Cotton “Superharp” Band
Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread”
George Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners
Henry Butler
Honey Island Swamp Band
Glen Hansard
Little Freddie King Blues Band
Astral Project
Mia Borders
Hurray For The Riff Raff
Banu Gibson
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys
Chico Trujillo of Chile
Bill Miller
Marlon Jordan Quartet
Iguanas
Free Agents Brass Band
Cheick Hamala Diabate of Mali
The Raymond A. Myles Singers 30th Anniversary Reunion
Joints Jumpin'
Alto Saxophone Woodshed feat. Aaron Fletcher
Kid Chocolate
The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders
Native Nations Intertribal
Palmetto Bug Stompers
Magnolia Jazz Band of Norway feat. Topsy Chapman
The Stooges Brass Band
Silky Sol
Michael Ward
Flow Tribe
OTRA
J. Monque’D Blues Band
Kipori “Baby Wolf” Woods
Amina Figarova Sextet
Hot Club of New Orleans
Dayna Kurtz
Kristi Guillory & the Midtown Project
Robert Jardell & Pure Cajun
Original Pinettes Brass Band
Forever Jones
Lyle Henderson & Emmanu-El
Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors
Black Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians
Kourtney Heart
The Mighty Supremes
Seva Venet & the Storyville String Band
Kelcy Mae
Julio y Cesar
Culu Children’s Traditional African Dance Company & Stilt Walkers
Judy Stock
Young Fellaz Brass Band
VIP Ladies, Revolution, and Ladies of Unity Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
7th Ward Creole Hunters and Cheyenne Mardi Gras Indians
McDonogh #35 High School Gospel Choir
Gospel Inspirations of Boutte
Eleanor McMain "Singing Mustangs" Gospel Choir
O. Perry Walker Charter High School Gospel Choir
Tulane University Jazz Ensemble
Jazztories Puppets
Opera a la Carte
Recovery School District Talented in Theater Performers
Young Audiences Performing Arts Showcase feat Ballet, Tap and West African Dance
Friday, May 4
Zac Brown Band
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.
Bunny Wailer
Mystikal
Mavis Staples
Marcia Ball
Bonerama
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Bruce Hornsby
Donald Harrison
The Pedrito Martinez Group
Theresa Andersson
Sarah Jarosz
Deacon John
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic
Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun
Wycliffe Gordon Quintet: Hello Pops Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Germaine Bazzle
Wanda Rouzan
Delfeayo Marsalis' Uptown Orchestra
Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Bigtimers
Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants
Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony
Hot 8 Brass Band
Ingrid Lucia
Jim McCormick Band
The Revealers
Yvette Landry Band
Baritone Bliss
The Bucktown Allstars
Phillip Manuel
Reggie Hall & the Twilighters feat. Lady Bee
Vivaz!
Nayo Jones
Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters
Courtney Bryan
Feufollet
Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters
Doreen Ketchen’s Jazz New Orleans
Connie Jones & the Crescent City Jazz Band
Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band
Kumbuka African Dance & Drum Collective
Ted Winn
St. Joseph the Worker Choir
Forgotten Souls Brass Band
Brass Bed
Zazou City
Kid Simmons’ Local International Allstars
Smitty Dee’s Brass Band
John Lawrence & Ven Pa’ Ca Flamenco Dancers
Lesa Cormier & the Sundown Playboys
Zulu Male Ensemble
Connie & Dwight with the St. Raymond/St. Leo the Great Gospel Choir
Erica Falls
Gal Holiday presented by Young Audiences
Native Nations Intertribal
Young Magnolias, Golden Sioux and Young Cherokee Mardi Gras Indians
New Orleans Hispano-America Dance Group
Kenneth Terry Brass Band
Scene Boosters and Old N Nu Fellaz Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Red Hawk and Golden Blade Mardi Gras Indians
Pastor Tyrone Jefferson
Donnie Bolden & the Spirit of Elijah
Original Big Seven and Original Four Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Lake Forest Charter Jazz Ensemble
New Orleans Indian Rhythm Section
Eulenspeigel Puppets
Pastor Terry Gullage & the Mount Calvary Voice of Redemption Choir
Fannie C. Williams Charter Choir
KIDsmART Showcase feat. Arise Academy, Martin Behrman Charter School, Langston Hughes Academy, and McDonogh City Park AcademyKIDsmART Showcase feat. Arise Academy, Martin Behrman Charter School
Saturday, May 5
Eagles
My Morning Jacket
Ne-Yo
Irma Thomas
Herbie Hancock and his Band
Paulina Rubio
Allen Toussaint
Levon Helm Band with special guest Mavis Staples
Better Than Ezra
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Steve Earle and the Dukes (And Duchesses)
Aaron Neville’s Gospel Experience
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Jon Cleary
Bombino of Niger
Anders Osborne
John Boutté
The Pedrito Martinez Group
Jeremy Davenport
John Mooney & Bluesiana
MyNameIsJohnMichael
Lost Bayou Ramblers
The Malone Brothers
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
New Birth Brass Band
Mariachi Jalisco
Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest
Red Stick Ramblers
Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show
Mac Arnold & Plate Full o’ Blues
Young Tuxedo Jazz Band
The Johnson Extension
Guitar Masters feat. Jimmy Robinson, John Rankin, Phil DeGruy, and Cranston Clements
Val & the Love Alive Fellowship Choir
Rumba Buena
Mas Mamones
Roland Guerin
New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers
Pinstripe Brass Band
Black Feathers Mardi Gras Indians
Sam Doores & the Tumbleweeds
Patrice Fisher & Arpa & the Garifuna Connection
Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
Guitar Slim Jr.
Cha Wa
Tarriona “Tank” Ball & the BlackStar Bangas
Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble
Belton Richard & the Musical Aces
New Orleans Spiritualettes
Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Legacy Band
Stephen Foster’s Foster Family Program
Big Chief Trouble & Trouble Nation and Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Grupo Sensacion
Baby Boyz Brass Band
Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil
Kora Konnection feat. Morikeba Kouyate of Senegal & Thierno Dioubate of Guinea
Westbank Steppers, Valley of Silent Men, and Pigeon Town Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Curtis Pierre with Samba Kids
Xavier University Jazz Ensemble
Voices of Peter Claver
Cynthia Girtley
Wild Red Flame and Cherokee Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Native Nations Intertribal
Matthew Davidson Band
Versailles Lion Dance Team
Kinfolk Brass Band
Young Guardians of the Flame
Double Dutch Jumpers
New Generation, Undefeated Divas, and Lady Jetsetters Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
First Emanuel Baptist Church Choir
Sunday, May 6
Foo Fighters
The Neville Brothers
Bonnie Raitt
Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
Galactic
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s 50th Anniversary Jam
David Sanborn and Joey DeFrancesco
funky Meters
Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
Asleep at the Wheel
Rebirth Brass Band
The Bounce Shake Down feat. Big Freedia, Katey Red, Keedy Black, and DJ Poppa
Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
Los Hombres Calientes feat. Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield
Charmaine Neville Band
Glen David Andrews
Supagroup
Boutté Family Sunday Praise feat. John, Lillian, Tricia, Lorna, Tanya, and Arséne
Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey
DJ Captain Charles
Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste
Zion Harmonizers
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Mem Shannon & the Membership
Creole String Beans
Bobby Lounge
A Living Tribute to Harold Batiste feat. Jesse McBride, Ellis Marsalis, and Germaine Bazzle
ELS
TBC Brass Band
Higher Heights
Rocks of Harmony
Jo “Cool” Davis with special guest Sugarboy Crawford
George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band
Blodie's Jazz Jam
Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Rotary Downs
Jambalaya Cajun Band
The Stars of Heaven
Andrew Duhon
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Wendell Brunious & the Music Masters
The Pfister Sisters
Lynn Drury
Tanya & Dorise
AsheSon
Kim Che’re
Ceasar Elloie
Brother Dege
Gregory Agid
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Orange Kellin’s New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra
Jockimo’s Groove feat. War Chief Juan
Craig Adams & Higher Dimensions of Praise
High Steppers Brass Band
Lady Rollers, Original C.T.C. Steppers, and Nine Times Ladies Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Native Nations Intertribal
David & Roselyn
UNO Jazz Allstars
N’Kafu Traditional African Dance Company
New Orleans Young Traditional Brass Band with the Heel to Toe Steppers
Wild Tchoupitoulas and Wild Apaches Mardi Gras Indians
Ninevah Baptist Church Mass Choir
14 and Under Cajun Band
NORD/Crescent City Lights Youth Theater
Buffalo Hunters and Apache Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Hobgoblin Hill Puppets
Original Prince of Wales and Original Lady Buckjumpers Social Aid & Pleasure ClubsOriginal Prince of Wales and Original Lady Buckjumpers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
