Thursday was lineup announcement day for the 2013 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and it is full of veteran artists.
New Orleans Jazz Festival
Leading the bill, from the veteran’s side, is Fleetwood Mac who just recently announced they would be touring in 2013. Other major names include Billy Joel, Earth Wind and Fire, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall and John Oates and B.B. King.
On the modern side, the festival includes the Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, John Mayer, the Black Keys and many more.
This year’s festival will be held from April 26 to May 5.
Here is the complete list as revealed in the announcement video below. Many, many more, including local New Orleans acts, will also play:
- Fleetwood Mac
- Billy Joel
- Willie Nelson
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- Irma Thomas
- Dr. John
- Marcia Ball
- Patti Smith
- B.B. King
- Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
- Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- Los Lobos
- Jeffrey Osbourne
- Taj Mahal & the Big Tuba Band
- Diane Reeves
- Nevilles
- George Benson
- Sonny Landrith
- Widespread Panic
- Gipsy Kings
- Jimmy Cliff
- Pete Fountain
- Juan Luis Guerra and 440
- Stanley Clarke and the George Duke Project
- Roy Ayres
- Wayne Shorter Quartet Featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade
- Terence Blanchard
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Rebirth Brass Band
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Ellis Marsalis
- One Mo’ Time (35th Anniversary)
- Dave Matthews Band
- Maroon 5
- John Mayer
- Black Keys
- Galactic
- Frank Ocean
- Little Big Town
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Better Than Ezra
- Kem
- Jill Scott
- Band of Horses
- Little Willies
- Trombone Shorty
- Phoenix
- Andrew Bird
- Anders Osbourne
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
- Chris Owens
- Duvell Crawford
- Meter Men With Page McConnell
- Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra
- Kermit Ruffins
- John Boutte
- Amanda Shaw
- Treme Brass Band
- Marc Broussard
- Nicholas Payton
- Soul Rebels
- Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles
- Mardi Gras Indians
