New Orleans Jazz Fest 2018 lineup (Aretha Franklin, Jack White, Beck, David Byrne, more)

The annual New Orleans Jazz Festival goes down April 27-May 6 and the 2018 lineup has been announced. Like in recent years, the lineup features much more than jazz, and some of the interesting acts include Aretha Franklin, Jack White, Beck, Lionel Richie, David Byrne, Anita Baker, Sturgill Simpson, Common, Jason Isbell, Smokey Robinson, Toots & the Maytals, Charlie Wilson, Jon Batiste with The Dap-Kings, Big Freedia, Buddy Guy, Blind Boys of Alabama, John Mayall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Charlres Lloyd & the Marvels with special guest Lucinda Williams, The Soul Rebels, Sidi Toure, George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners, Calexico, Bobby Rush, Hiss Golden Messenger, a tribute to Fats Domino featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, and more.

Tickets are on sale now. Full lineup below.

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New Orleans Jazz Fest — 2018 Lineup
Aerosmith
Aretha Franklin
Sting
Jimmy Buffett and his Acoustic Airmen
Jack White
Beck
Lionel Richie
David Byrne
Anita Baker
Bonnie Raitt
Khalid
Sturgill Simpson
Jack Johnson
Sheryl Crow
Common
Cage The Elephant
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
The Revivalists
Steve Miller Band
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Smokey Robinson
Juanes
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Toots & The Maytals
Aaron Neville
George Benson
Charlie Wilson
Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men
Irma Thomas
Steel Pulse
The Radiators @ 40
Jon Batiste with The Dap-Kings
Big Freedia
Buddy Guy
Old Crow Medicine Show
Blind Boys of Alabama
John Mayall
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Savion Glover
Leslie Odom Jr.
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with special guest Lucinda Williams
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson
Tamela Mann
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Galactic
Better Than Ezra
Tab Benoit
Dianne Reeves
Telmary y Habana Sana of Cuba
Los Silver Stars of Honduras
Hezekiah Walker
Ron Carter Trio
Rebirth Brass Band
Tank and The Bangas
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Bounce featuring Cupid, 5th Ward Weebie, DJ Jubilee, Partners-N-Crime, Ricky B with DJ Raj Smoove
Archie Shepp Quartet feat. vocalist Marion Rampa
Anders Osborne
Sona Jobarteh and Band of Gambia
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
Jupiter & Okwess of The Democratic Republic of Congo
Kermit Ruffins’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Davell Crawford
Boyfriend
Chocolate Milk
Ruthie Foster
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Samantha Fish
The Soul Rebels
Sonny Landreth
Sweet Crude
Jazz Fest celebrates the New Orleans Tricentennial
Walter Trout
Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton
Pine Leaf Boys
Socks in The Frying Pan of Ireland
Jake Shimabukuro
Sidi Toure of Mali
James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
Walter Wolfman Washington and The Roadmasters
George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners
Jon Cleary
Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective
Wayne Toups
GIVERS
Cowboy Mouth
Marcia Ball
Calexico
Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
The Last Bandoleros
Doug Kershaw & Friends
Bobby Rush
John Boutté
Hiss Golden Messenger
Zachary Richard
Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton with special guest Henry Butler
Darcy Malone & The Tangle
The Walls Group
Jermaine Landrum & the Abundant Praise Revival Choir
Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians
Lakou Mizik of Haiti
Imagination Movers
Big Chief Donald Harrison
Kod Kreyol and the Creole Dance Ensemble of Haiti
The Furious Five SA & PC
Nicholas Payton
Don Vappie’s Tribute to King Oliver
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Lena Prima and her Tribute to Louis Prima
John Mooney & Bluesiana
The Lee Boys
The East Pointers of Canada
Royal Teeth
Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars
Meschiya Lake Remembers Sweet Emma Barrett
Hot 8 Brass Band
Tribute to Fats Domino with special guest Jerry Lee Lewis and more