_Photo via New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s Facebook page_
Lenny Kravitz will headline the final day of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival. The rocker, who used to call New Orleans his part-time home, will return to Fair Grounds Race Course when he perform on the Acura Stage on Sunday, May 3.
Kravitz joins a stacked lineup that already includes Elton John, The Who, Jimmy Buffett, Chicago, Hozier, Widespread Panic, Ryan Adams, Steve Winwood, Trombone Shorty, Wilco, The Meters and many more. He will most likely play the second-to-last show at the Acura Stage on May 3, as Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue have held down the coveted closing slot in recent years.
As previously reported, other artists on the Jazz Fest lineup include Galactic with Macy Gray, Sturgill Simpson, Blind Boys of Alabama, Bela Fleck & Abigail Wasburn, Snarky Puppy, The Revivalists and many more. Dr. John will also play a special tribute to Louis Armstrong that has been dubbed the “Spirit of Satch.”
Jazz Fest will take place on April 23-26 and April 30-May 3. Tickets for the event are now on sale.
Jazz Fest 2015 Lineup:
Elton John
The Who
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
No Doubt
Keith Urban
Lenny Kravitz
Pitbull
John Legend
Ed Sheeran
T.I.
Chicago
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Hozier
Widespread Panic
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ryan Adams
Steve Winwood
Wilco
The Meters
Jimmy Cliff
Buddy Guy
Allen Toussaint
The O’Jays
Irma Thomas
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Spirit of Satch: Dr. John Interprets Louis Armstrong
The Radiators
Anthony Hamilton
Kacey Musgraves
Robert Cray
Shovels & Rope
Dumpstaphunk w/Art Neville
Third World
Aaron Neville
Delbert McClinton
Angelique Kidjo
The Taj Mahal Trio
Estelle
Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly
Tab Benoit
Cassandra Wilson Coming Forth By Day: A Celebration of Billie Holiday
Shirley Caesar
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Juvenile & Mannie Fresh Together
Marcia Ball
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Big Freedia
Jimmy Vaughan & Tilt a Whirl Band feat. Lou Ann Barton
Gurrumul
Paloma Faith
Galactic w/Macy Gray
Rebirth Brass Band
Anders Osborne
The Word
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
John P. Kee and New Life
Christian McBride Big Band with Dianne Reeves and Jeffrey Osborne
Irvin Mayfield and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Pastor Marvin Sapp
The Terence Blanchard E-Collective
Sturgill Simpson
BWB feat. Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown
Vintage Trouble
Shooter Jennings with Waymore’s Outlaws
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Bela Fleck and Abgail Washburn
Davell Crawford Presents “To Fats with Love” a Tribute to Fats Domino
Lagbaja
Big Chief Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
Buckwheat Zydeco
Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Jon Clearly and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Luke James
Donald Harrison Jr.
Glen David Andrews
La Santa Cecilia
Walter “Wolfman” Washington & The Roadmaster
Monty Alexander: Harlem-Kingston Express
Ellis Marsalis
Cowboy Mouth
Kenny Garrett
Vieux Farka Toure
Royal Teeth
Ms. Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith feat. Brian Breeze Cayolle
Ironing Board Sam
Amanda Shires
Pine Leaf Boys: Louisiana Music
Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters
Snarky Puppy
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Revivalists
Carolyn Wonderland
Creole String Beans
The New Orleans Suspects
Eagle and Hawk
Nicholas Payton
Honey Island Swamp Band
The Soul Rebels
Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9
Jewel Brown with Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds
Big Chief Walter Cook & The Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles
Young Guardians of the Flame
White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Young Men Olympia Aid Sa & Pc
Divine Ladies Sa & Pc
Big Four and Original Four Sa & Pc
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir
The Sensational Chosen Voices
Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys
Ottertrail Native American Dance Troupe
Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team
Calliope Puppets

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