29th January 2007 07:47 AM |
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ZZ Top booked for New Orleans Jazz fest
the roxk radio.com
Jan 29, 2007
Classic rockers will be well represented at the 38th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The event takes place over two weekends, April 27 to the 29th and May 4th to the 6th, and groups including ZZ Top, Steely Dan, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, and the Allman Brothers Band will be there. Tickets went on sale on Thursday, January 25th for Jazz Fest, which draws tens of thousands of music lovers every year to New Orleans. This year's headliner is native son Harry Connick, Jr., and he'll close the festival on May 6th.
Producer-Director Quint Davis said, "Jazz Fest is an invitation to move your body and your soul. New Orleans is the best place in the world to listen to music and to sing and dance in an open and loving atmosphere, and this year we're presenting more music than ever. As always, Jazz Fest is going to give Festivalgoers the best opportunity to participate in this city's powerful and joyful integration of culture and community."
Shows will take place simultaneously on 10 stages at the Fair Grounds Race Course from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Classic rockers at the first weekend at Jazz Fest, April 27 to the 29th, will include (subject to change):
Dr. John, Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Richie Havens, Johnny Rivers, and George Thorogood & the Destroyers.
Classic rockers at the second weekend at Jazz Fest, May 4th to the 6th, will include (subject to change):
Steely Dan, ZZ Top, the Allman Brothers Band, the Radiators, and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell. |
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