The Rolling Stones to headline 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. See ticket details
Maybe the third time will be the charm for the Rolling Stones and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
The Stones are set to headline the 2024 Jazz Fest on Thursday, May 2, as part of a 16-date tour in support of the band’s well-received new album, “Hackney Diamonds.”
The Hackney Diamonds Tour kicks off April 28 at Houston’s NRG Stadium. Jazz Fest is the second date on the tour and the band’s only festival appearance; all other shows are in stadiums.
Twice before, Jazz Fest’s producers have announced that the legendary rock band would be part of the festival, only for the plans to fall through.
The 2024 date is four years to the day after the Rolling Stones were originally supposed to perform at the Fair Grounds.
A limited number of single-day, day-specific tickets for the 2024 “Rolling Stones Thursday” will on sale to Louisiana residents Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. Central Time for $225 plus fees. That presale continues through Nov. 30 at 10 p.m. Residents with a Louisiana billing zip code can purchase up to six single-day tickets.
General admission Jazz Fest four-day weekend passes go on sale to the general public Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. An “early bird” four-day general admission wristband for the second weekend, including the Rolling Stones day, is $465 plus fees. The price increases to $495 after the early bird offer expires.
A four-day first weekend “early bird” wristband is $290; the price then increases to $320.
Jazz Fest has a new “general admission-plus” option for 2024. GA+ wristbands grant access to a covered lounge with private restrooms, a full-service bar and shaded areas; the GA+ wristband also grants re-entry to the Fair Grounds.
The early-bird pricing for GA+ wristbands is $499 for the first weekend, $749 for the second weekend, plus fees. The prices bump up to $549 and $799.
The festival’s various VIP packages are also available starting Dec. 1.
All tickets will be sold at www.nojazzfest.com.
The Rolling Stones were initially booked for the 50th anniversary Jazz Fest in 2019; they were to have headlined a specially structured Thursday at the Fair Grounds. But the Jazz Fest stop on the band’s No Filter Tour was scuttled so singer Mick Jagger could have heart valve replacement surgery.
Instead, the Stones performed at the Superdome on July 15, 2019, after postponing the show by a day because of the threat of Hurricane Barry.
The Stones were then a surprise addition to the roster of the 2021 Jazz Fest, which had been moved to October because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the entire 2021 Jazz Fest ended up being canceled because of COVID.
