The complete line-up for the 2024 New Orleans JazzFest is out and it runs the gamut, from Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals to Zachary Richard. JazzFest Producer Quint Davis said this year’s bill is unlike those in years past with eight days of music at the fairgrounds.
“This one is special, not just because of The Stones, but all the other people that came in, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young, The Killers, HOZIER. Queen Latifah is coming to do hip-hop. It’s great all the things that fell in,” said Davis.
Booking acts for 14 different stages is no easy task. Davis said for example it’s taken five years to get The Rolling Stones, after the pandemic and one tour being postponed for health issues but 2024 is the year. He said several factors have to be considered when…
“Is the group touring? Is the group working? Is the group on break? Is the group recording? Did somebody leave the band? So, you have to have all these things aligned,” said Davis.
And because the festival is such a big draw, not just for music fans, Davis said some of the acts who aren’t even touring are coming to specifically play JazzFest.
While Mardi Gras and conventions are huge economic drivers for the Big Easy, JazzFest is right up there with them.
“JazzFest has an economic impact, overall, of around $300 million. Not quite as much as the Super Bowl, but the Super Bowl only comes every eight or ten years. So, every three years we’re putting a billion dollars through the city and state,” said Davis.
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