Pearl Jam, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne headlining New Orleans Jazz Fest 2025: How to get tickets

Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY
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Pearl Jam, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne and an array of other musical talent will headline the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Festival organizers announced the full lineup on Wednesday, about three months before the "10-day cultural feast" kicks off in New Orleans, Louisiana. Other performers on the bill include Kacey Musgraves, Santana, Dave Matthews Band and Harry Connick, Jr., among others.

The annual celebration returns to the Fair Grounds Race Course, bringing dozens of music acts, food vendors and crafts artisans from all over the world. Jazz Fest 2025 will run for for two consecutive weekends in late April and in early May 2025.

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs in New York City on July 4, 2017/Lil Wayne performs at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on April 11, 2024/Luke Combs performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024.
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs in New York City on July 4, 2017/Lil Wayne performs at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on April 11, 2024/Luke Combs performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024.

Here's what to know about this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, including the full lineup and ticket information.

Who's headlining Jazz Fest 2025?

Jazz Fest 2025 will feature performances from multiple headliners across a number of different genres.

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Because Jazz Fest celebrates the "indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana," every musical style associated with the city and state like the "blues, R&B, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk, Latin, rock, rap, country, bluegrass and everything in between" were reflected in the musicians picked to headline the event.

This year's headliners include:

  • Pearl Jam

  • Luke Combs

  • Dave Matthews Band

  • Lil Wayne & The Roots

  • Lenny Kravitz

  • Kacey Musgraves

  • Santana

  • John Fogerty

  • Burna Boy

  • HAIM

  • Cage The Elephant

  • Laufey

  • Bryson Tiller

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

  • Patti LaBelle

  • My Morning Jacket

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Jazz Fest 2025 lineup

Festival organizers unveiled this year's musical lineup on social media on Wednesday. The full list of performers can be found on the festival website.

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Jazz Fest 2025 tickets

Tickets for Jazz Fest 2025 also went on sale Wednesday, when festival organizers announced the full musical lineup.

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A number of ticket options from "General Admission" to "Krewe of Jazz Fest VIP Pass" can be purchased here. Louisiana residents can purchase tickets at a discounted rate.

When is Jazz Fest 2025?

Old Town is lit up as people start to enter the stage area at JazzFest 2024 in Lansing's Old Town Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.
Old Town is lit up as people start to enter the stage area at JazzFest 2024 in Lansing's Old Town Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.

Jazz Fest 2025 begins Thursday, April 24 and ends Sunday, May 4.

The festival, which is held over two consecutive weekends, runs from Thursday, April 24 to Sunday, April 27 and from Thursday, May 1 to Sunday, May 4.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup: Luke Combs, Lil Wayne to headline

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