The 2018 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will feature Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jimmy Buffett, Beck, Jack White, and Lionel Richie — just to name a few. Jazzfest will be April 27-29 and May 3-6. Festival producer Quint Davis says Aerosmith will be making it’s Jazzfest debut, but they weren’t hard to bill.
Also included in the talent lineup this year is Bonnie Raitt, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Trombone Shorty, Steve Miller Band, and Smokey Robinson. Davis says Jazzfest this year will also be joining in the celebration of the City of New Orleans’ 300th anniversary. He says there will be a massive Cultural Exchange Pavilion featuring all things New Orleans.
The full lineup features a little something for everyone, and can be found online at nojazzfest.com. Davis says Aretha Franklin is bringing one of the biggest setups they’ve ever seen, and it might be one of her final performances. He says they are also doing a “Locals Thursday” discount day on May 3rd.