Rock legends among superstars announced for Jazz Fest in New Orleans
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- Organizers announced headliners including The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart.
- Jazz Fest runs April 23–26 and April 30–May 3 at New Orleans Fair Grounds.
- Cultural Exchange spotlights Jamaica artists as part of broad, multi-genre lineup.
The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, David Byrne and Lorde are among the big names set to headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2026, organizers announced Thursday. The fest returns to the New Orleans Fair Grounds April 23 through May 3.
Also playing this year are Lainey Wilson, Jon Batiste, Tyler Childers, Nas, St. Vincent, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Teddy Swims, Widespread Panic and T-Pain.
The Cultural Exchange Pavilion this year will highlight the music and culture of Jamaica. And Ziggy Marley, Sean Paul, Luciano, Lila Ike and Jesse Royal are among the bigger Jamaican-born acts that will appear around the festival. The focus, entitled “One Love Jamaica,” comes in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Melissa that hit the country in October.
This year’s lineup also will include Raye, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Earth, Wind & Fire, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Alabama Shakes, Irma Thomas, Herbie Hancock, Lake Street Dive, Mavis Staples, The Revivalists, Carlos Vives, The Isley Brothers, Dianne Reeves, Blind Boys of Alabama, Cyril Neville, Rhiannon Giddens, Big Freedia, Little Feat and more.
The 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival runs Thursday, April 23, through Sunday, April 26, and Thursday, April 30, through Sunday, May 3, at the New Orleans Fair Grounds. The festival’s website is nojazzfest.com.