Jam Cruise will celebrate the announcement of the lineup for its 21st sailing during a pair of concerts at New Orleans, LA’s Toulouse Theatre on Thursday, May 2nd during New Orleans Jazz Fest.
The official Jam Cruise 21 lineup announcement party will coincide with two separately ticketed shows featuring familiar New Orleans artists with notable Jam Cruise resumes. First, eclectic NOLA soul/hip-hop/jazz/spoken word outfit Tank and the Bangas will take the stage for the opening show of their three-night stand at Toulouse Theatre [get tickets]. After midnight, Galactic drummer Stanton Moore will take over the room for a funk jam session with a group of notable friends including organist Robert Walter (Mike Gordon, Roger Waters, The Greyboy Allstars), enigmatic saxophonist Skerik (Les Claypool), guitarist Will Bernard, and local favorite trombonist/bandleader Big Sam (Big Sam’s Funky Nation) [get tickets].
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In addition to celebrating the floating festival’s 2025 lineup, set to be revealed earlier that day, the Cloud 9 Adventures team will be on site at Toulouse Theatre on May 2nd to answer questions and help pre-book fans’ Jam Cruise 21 trips. Ahead of the lineup announcement party, fans can also pre-book for Jam Cruise 21 at the Daze Between New Orleans festival at Faubourg Brewery on Tuesday, April 30th and Wednesday, May 1st.
For tickets to Tank and the Bangas at Toulouse Theatre on Thursday, May 2nd, head here. For tickets to Stanton & Friends at Toulouse Theatre on Thursday, May 2nd (technically early-a.m. 5/3), head here.
Revisit some of the highlights of Jam Cruise 20 with Live For Live Music‘s coverage from the high seas here. Jam Cruise 21 is due to sail from Miami, Florida on February 14th, 2025 and make stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Belize City, Belize before returning to Miami on February 19th. Pre-book your Jam Cruise 21 voyage here.
The two Jam Cruise 21 lineup announcement parties on Thursday, May 2nd featuring Tank and the Bangas and Stanton & Friends, respectively, are part of Live For Live Music and GMP Live’s 2024 Fest by Nite series in New Orleans during Jazz Fest. Confirmed Fest by Nite 2024 events include:
- Daze Between New Orleans Festival ft. Gov’t Mule, Lettuce, John Scofield, & more – Faubourg Brewery – Tuesday, 4/30; Wednesday, 5/1 [tickets]
- Tell Me Something Good: A Tribute to Chaka Khan – Jennifer Hartswick, Shira Elias, Erica Falls, Jelly Joseph, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Thursday, 4/25 [tickets]
- Jimi’s Dead: A Mashup of Jimi Hendrix & The Grateful Dead ft. Eric Krasno, Ross James, Nikki Glaspie, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 4/26 [tickets]
- Wednesday Night Titans – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 4/26 (technically early-a.m. 4/27) [tickets]
- TAUK Presents Tower of Wonder: A Tribute to Tower of Power & Stevie Wonder – TAUK ft. Kanika Moore, The Horn Section, Lyle Divinsky – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 [tickets]
- LP Giobbi: Dead House – Civic Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 [tickets]
- The Funk Sessions ft. Stanton Moore, Nels Cline, Skerik, Wil Blades – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 (technically early-a.m. 4/28) [tickets]
- Kitchen Dwellers: A Bluegrass Tribute to Dr. John – Toulouse Theatre – Sunday, 4/28 [tickets]
- Frequinauts ft. Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., Stanton Moore, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Monday, 4/29 [tickets]
- Andy Frasco & The U.N. w/ Special Guests – House of Blues New Orleans – Tuesday, 4/30 [tickets]
- The Daze Between Band ft. Chuck Leavell, John Scofield, George Porter Jr., & more – Tipitina’s – Wednesday, 5/1 [SOLD OUT]
- John “Papa” Gros’ Papa Plays The Nite Tripper – Toulouse Theatre – Wednesday, 5/1 [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event / Jam Cruise 21 Lineup Announcement Party – Toulouse Theatre – Thursday, 5/2 [tickets]
- Stanton Moore & Friends ft. Robert Walter, Big Sam, Skerik, & more / Jam Cruise 21 Lineup Announcement Party – Thursday, 5/2 (technically early-a.m. 5/3) [tickets]
- Lettuce: Rage Fest – The Joy Theater – Friday, 5/3 [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 5/3 [tickets]
- Joe Russo’s Selcouth Quartet – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 5/3 (technically early-a.m. 5/4) [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 5/4 [tickets]
- Crescent City Classics: A Celebration of New Orleans Funk ft. members of The Meters, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, & more – The Joy Theater – Saturday, 5/4 [tickets]
- Break Science – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 5/4 (technically early-a.m. 5/5) [tickets]
- Purple Party: A Tribute to the Music of Prince ft. members of Cool Cool Cool, The Nth Power, Doom Flamingo, Magic Beans, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Sunday, 5/5 [tickets]