Jazz Fest adds extra day for 2019, pushes up opening date
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation announced Thursday that it'll be adding another day to the Jazz Fest lineup for 2019, pushing up the starting date to Thursday, April 25.
Get your shrimp boots ready for more fun in the sun (or mud) at the Fair Grounds!
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation announced Friday that it’ll be adding another day to the Jazz Fest lineup for 2019, pushing up the starting date to Thursday, April 25.
That means both of the event’s weekends will run from Thursday to Sunday.
Organizers also announced the festival’s opening day would be dubbed “Locals Thursday” and anyone with a valid Louisiana ID can purchase two discounted $50 tickets, instead of the usual $80 at the gate.
The festival lineup will be announced in December, but we’re sure it’ll please. Last year’s headliners included Anita Baker, Jimmy Buffett, Sting and Lionel Ritchie.
The fest now runs the weekends of April 25-28 and May 2-5.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MAY 06: Smokey Robinson performs during the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MAY 06: Jack White performs during the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MAY 06: Glen David Andrews performs during the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Douglas Mason/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MAY 06: A general view of the atmosphere during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MAY 06: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform onstage during Day 7 of the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MAY 05: Joe Perry (L) and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith perform onstage during Day 6 of the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 5, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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