The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns to the Fairground Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 8th-17th, 2021. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 edition of the festival was cancelled. However, this year’s lineup includes several massive names in music, including Dead & Company, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Jimmy Buffett, and more. The festival will take place across two weekends (October 8th-10th and October 15th-17th) with two different lineups each weekend.
GA (Early Bird) and GA (Advance) start at $200 and $225, respectively. There are three tiers to VIP tickets: Krewe of Jazz Fest ($800), Grand Marshal VIP ($1,500) and Big Chief VIP ($1,600). Single-day tickets will go on sale in July. Tickets are on sale now through JazzFest.com. Afterwards, keep an eye out for deals here.
Ticket Price: $200 (GA Early Bird); $225 (GA Advance); $800 (VIP Krewe of Jazz Fest); $1,500 (VIP Grand Marshal); $1,600 (VIP Big Chief)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Arturo Sandoval
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Big Freedia
- Boyfriend
- Boz Scaggs
- Brandi Carlile
- Brittany Howard
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Chris Isaak
- Cyril Neville
- David Sanborn
- Dead & Company
- Demi Lovato
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- Foo Fighters
- Galactic
- H.E.R
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Irma Thomas
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
- Jimmy Buffet & The Coral Reefer Band
- Jon Batiste
- Keb’ Mo’ Band
- Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers
- Ledisi
- Leo Nocentelli
- Lizzo
- Ludacris
- Melissa Etheridge
- Nile Rodgers & CHIC
- Norah Jones
- PJ Morton
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Randy Newman
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Shovels & Rope
- Stevie Nicks
- Tab Benoit
- Tank and The Bangas
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
- Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
- The Beach Boys
- The Black Crowes
- The Isley Brothers
- The Radiators
- The Revivalists
- Tower of Power
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Wu-Tang Clan featuring The Soul Rebels
- Ziggy Marley: Songs of Bob Marley
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