Daily Times

The Rolling Stones, Katy Perry, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Stapleton and Santana are among the eclectic group of artists set to play the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The festival will take place over two weekends, April 25-28, and May 2-5, 2019 with each day boasting an entirely different lineup. The Stones, for instance, will headline the May 2 gig, a day that will also feature performances from Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples and Tom Jones. Katy Perry, meanwhile, will perform on April 27 alongside Logic, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Boz Scaggs and Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Dave Matthews Band will close out the May 4 concert after a day of performances from artists like Pitbull and New Orleans legends Aaron Neville and Big Freedia. The Jazz Fest will kick off from April 25 with top-billed sets from Earth, Wind & Fire, Alanis Morissette, Ciara and the Doobie Brothers.

Published in Daily Times, January 20^th 2019.