Jazz Fest

Officials today announced the acts for the 2020 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Headliners include The Who, Dead and Company, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes, Lizzo, Kool and the Gang, Lionel Richie, The Lumineers, Lenny Kravitz Trombone Shorty, The Avett Brothers, Erykah Badu...

Today we find out who will be performing at this year's 51st New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Keith Spera who handles music for The Times Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate and Nola.com calls it "Christmas in January" for him, saying it's exciting to find out who is coming. One name that...

It looks like classic rock legends The Who will return to Jazz Fest this spring. In an Instagram video apologizing to fans about a canceled show, The Who guitarist Pete Townshend let it slip that the band will be back in the U.S. this spring, including a Jazz Fest appearance. Roger has bronchitis...

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk will open for The Rolling Stones when the legendary rock band plays the Superdome this summer. Dumpstaphunk would have been the act immediately preceding the Stones on the Acura Stage at Jazz Fest, had the tour not been abruptly canceled by lead singer Mick Jagger's need...

We sure missed their scheduled appearance at Jazz Fest but for Rolling Stones fans what they heard this morning was music to their ears when they learned that Mick Jagger is on the mend and they're ready to hit the road. We talked with Advocate music writer Keith Spera about the Stones history in...

Escorted by a pair of seeing eye Saintsations, Jimmy Buffett dressed as a blind referee as he began his performance at the 50th Jazz Fest. Jimmy Buffett really just came out on stage at JazzFest in New Orleans as a blind ref (-- by @karenswensen ) pic.twitter.com/e953mJp8qk — Darren Rovell (@...

A weak cold front has pushed through our area with only a very slight drop in dew points. High temperatures Sunday will stay in the low 80s, with lots of sunshine. "You'll want to wear some sunscreen if you're going to Jazz Fest or spending any amount of time outside today," says local weather...