The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (often referred to simply as Jazz Fest) has revealed the extensive lineup of top-tier talent coming to NOLA’s Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots over two consecutive, four-day, Thursday–Sunday weekends (April 23rd–26th, April 30th–May 3rd, 2026) [ticketing information].
Leading the lineup is an eclectic mix of legacy acts and today’s top artists, starting with Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Kings of Leon, Lainey Wilson, Teddy Swims, Lorde, Jon Batiste, Tyler Childers, David Byrne, The Black Keys, T-Pain, Raye, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nas, Widespread Panic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Alabama Shakes, St. Vincent, Irma Thomas, Herbie Hancock, Ziggy Marley, Lake Street Dive, Mavis Staples, Carloe Vives, The Isley Brothers, Dianne Reeves, Sean Paul, Blind Boys of Alabama, Cyril Neville, Rhiannon Giddens, Big Freedia, and Little Feat.
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In addition to headliners Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Kings of Leon, Lorde, Jon Batiste, Tyler Childers, David Byrne, Raye, Nas, Sean Paul, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, St. Vincent, Irma Thomas, The Isley Brothers, and The Revivalists, weekend one of Jazz Fest 2026 (April 23rd–26th) will feature performances by Carlos Vives, Blind Boys of Alabama, Cyril Neville – The Uptown Ruler, Rhiannon Giddens, Big Freedia, Samantha Fish, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Ani DiFranco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ron Carter Quartet, Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns, Burning Spear, Stephen Marley, Cowboy Mouth, Protoje, Davell Crawford, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Sonny Landreth, Shirley Caesar and The Caesar Singers, Leftover Salmon, Bishop Paul S. Morton and The Greater Sound Choir of Greater St. Stephen FGBC, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, Boyfriend, Vieux Farka Touré, New Orleans R&B Classics Revue feat. The Dixie Cups, Wanda Rouzan, and Tony Owens, Nicholas Payton feat. Butcher Brown presents The Supreme Blue, Charlie Musselwhite & GA-20, Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, Marcia Ball, Crowe Boys, Seratones, Maggie Koerner, Cimafunk, Glen David Andrews, Jon Batiste presents Swamp, and many more.
For weekend two of Jazz Fest 2026 (April 30th–May 3rd), Eagles, Lainey Wilson, Teddy Swims, The Black Keys, T-Pain, Widespread Panic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Alabama Shakes, Herbie Hancock, Ziggy Marley, Lake Street Dive, Mavis Staples, The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas, Dianne Reeves, Big Freedia, Little Feat will top the lineup, which also includes Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph, Terence Blanchard + Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial, Dumpstaphunk, Tab Benoit, The Radiators, Sue Foley, Alejandro Escovedo, Steve Earle, Anders Osborne, Sierra Hull, Rickie Lee Jones, Leo Nocentelli of The Meters, Zigaboo Modeliste Funk Revue, George Porter Jr & Runnin’ Pardners, The California Honeydrops, The Soul Rebels, Dragon Smoke, Leela James, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, J & The Causeways, Deacon John, Rebirth Brass Band, Wayne Toups, Lettuce, Leyla McCalla, Jackie Venson, Larry McCray, Fred Wesley and his New JB Horns, Jazz Fest Celebrates Jamaica with Original Koffee, Lila Iké, Jesse Royal, The Skatalites, Runkus & Royal Blu with Dub Squad, The Rising Suns, Kevin Downswell, Jemere Morgan, and Kaya Jonkunnu with Walking Tall Jamaica, Judith Owen & The Callers, Sweet Crude, Kermit Ruffins’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong, James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, Hot 8 Brass Band, Honey Island Swamp Band, and many others.
View the full lineup for Jazz Fest 2026 below, and check out the lineup by day on the festival website, and pick up tickets via AXS when they go on sale Friday, December 12th at 10 a.m.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks and months for announcements from Live For Live Music‘s Fest by Nite series of late-night shows in New Orleans surrounding Jazz Fest 2026. Check out the first (of many) show announcements here.
Official Jazz Fest 2026 Talent Announcement Video