Pearl Jam, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Wayne with the Roots, Luke Combs, and Dave Matthews Band are among the headliners for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Haim, Lenny Kravitz, Santana, John Fogerty, Burna Boy, Cage the Elephant, and My Morning Jacket will also take the Big Easy stage at this year’s Jazz Fest from April 24 to May 4.
The festival is split into two four-day-long weekends, with the first weekend (April 24 to 27) featuring Dave Matthews Band, Lil Wayne & the Roots, Musgraves, Fogerty, Burna Boy, Haim, Harry Connick Jr., Goose, Gladys Knight, Cheap Trick, Babyface, Diana Krall, Irma Thomas, the Revivalists, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, PJ Morton, Youssou N’Dour, and Big Freedia, among dozens more.
Pearl Jam will lead the May 1-4 weekend, with Combs, Kravitz, Santana, Cage the Elephant, Laufey, Bryson Tiller, Patti LaBelle, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, My Morning Jacket, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Banda MS, Kamasi Washington, the Wailers featuring Julian Marley, Ledisi Sings Nina, Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph, the Radiators, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Morris Day and the Time, Dumpstaphunk, and many more on the eclectic bill.
In addition to its annual showcasing of regional music from New Orleans, this year’s Jazz Fest will also focus on the music of Mexico with nearly 20 acts representing the country, including Santana, Banda MS, and Lila Downs, plus Mariachi bands, traditional marimba music, and more.
Check out the Jazz Fest site for ticket information.
