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Pearl Jam, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne among 2025 Jazz Fest headliners

Pearl Jam, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne among 2025 Jazz Fest headliners

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced its music lineup for 2025.

Set to take place from April 24 to May 4 at the Fair Grounds, this year’s festival boasts an eclectic mix of superstars, legends, and local favorites.

Headlining the festival are rock legends Pearl Jam, country superstar Luke Combs, rap icon Lil Wayne performing with The Roots, and jam band giants Dave Matthews Band.

FILE - Luke Combs performs during CMA Fest 2022, June 11, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Combs is making amends to a disabled Florida woman who sells tumblers online after she was ordered to pay him $250,000 when she got snared in a crackdown his lawyers launched against companies that sell unauthorized merchandise with his image or name on it. In an Instagram video posted Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, Combs said he told his attorneys to remove Nicol Harness from a lawsuit they filed in an Illinois federal court and that he was sending her $11,000. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File) (Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Other major headliners include Lenny Kravitz, Kacey Musgraves, Santana, John Fogerty, and Afro-fusion star Burna Boy.

Burna Boy performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) (Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Fans can expect a diverse musical experience featuring acts across rock, jazz, hip-hop, country, R&B, and Latin music. Other notable performers include:

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  • Harry Connick, Jr.
  • Patti LaBelle
  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
  • Cage the Elephant
  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
  • Cheap Trick
  • Irma Thomas
  • Tank and the Bangas
  • Gladys Knight
  • Big Freedia
Pearl Jam, Lil Wayne, Dave Matthews Band, and Luke Combs headline the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Jazz Fest)

Jazz Fest will also feature international sounds with performances from Banda MS, The Wailers feat. Julian Marley, Youssou N’Dour, and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80.

No Jazz Fest would be complete without local New Orleans talent. Trombone Shorty, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Radiators, Galactic, and Rebirth Brass Band are among the homegrown acts set to light up the stages.

This year’s festival will feature a special tribute to Frankie Beverly & Maze with “The Legacy Band”, celebrating their contributions to soul and R&B.

Jazz Fest will also celebrate Mexican music with performances from Lila Downs and Mariachi Los Camperos Son Rompe Pera.

For ticket information and the full lineup, visit nojazzfest.com.

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