Fokuskini – Panggung musik New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival merencanakan kembali diadakan tahun ini dengan agenda acara dua akhir pekan yang menampilkan ratusan artis berbagai genre.
Menurut pemberitaan Consequence Sound, New Orleans Fest tersebut tidak dapat diadakan musim panas tahun lalu karena pembatasan aktivitas pentas industri hiburan akibat pandemi, dan bahkan harus menunda jadwal tahun ini hingga musim gugur mendatang.
New Orleans Fest telah merilis lineup pendahuluan, menampilkan artis mendunia seperti Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Dead & Company, Demi Lovato, Lizzo, Jimmy Buffett, The Beach Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Randy Newman, The Black Crowes, HER, Brandi Carlile, Jon Batiste, Tank and The Bangas, Ziggy Marley, Norah Jones, Elvis Costello & The Imposters dan masih banyak lagi.
Festival musik ini akan berlangsung pada 8-17 Oktober nanti di Fairground Race Course, New Orleans, Amerika Serikat.
8 – 10 Oktober:
Dead & Company, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, The Black Crowes, Demi Lovato, Brandi Carlile, Wu-Tang Clan menampilkan The Soul Rebels, The Revivalist, Ludacris, Ziggy Marley: Songs of Bob Marley, Randy Newman, Tank and The Bangas, Galactic , David Sanborn, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers, Chris Isaak, Cyril Neville, Hore for the Riff Raff, Charlie Musselwhite, Arturo Sandoval, Martha Redbone Roots Project, Ricky Skaggs, Doug Kershaw, Boyfriend, El Gran Combo , Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, Tab Benoit, Leo Nocentelli, Anders Osborne, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters, Little Freddie King, Kathy Taylor and Favor, Tribute to Bessie Smith, Nicholas Payton, Deacon John, Lost Bayou Ramblers, dan ratusan lainnya.
15 – 17 Oktober:
Stevie Nicks, Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band, HER, Norah Jones, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Beach Boys, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Jon Batiste, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Brittany Howard, Irma Thomas, Melissa Etheridge, The Isley Brothers, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Boz Scaggs, Rickie Lee Jones, Ledisi, Tower of Power, Big Freedia, Keb’ Mo’ Band, PJ Morton, Playing for Change Band, Samantha Fish, Terence Blanchard menampilkan The E-Collective, Rebirth Brass Band, Shovels & Rope, Sleep at the Wheel, Dumpstaphunk Ivan Neville, The Radiators, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, George Porter Jr. & Runnin ‘ Pardners, Davell Crawford, Puss N Boots, The Campbell Brothers, The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders, Tribute to Dr. John, The Count Basie Orchestra, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Ronnie Lamarque dan ratusan lainnya. (dari berbagai sumber)
