The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival closed out the first weekend of its 2025 edition with beautiful weather, a lot of people and a ton of great music. The Dave Matthews Band drew the biggest ...

After two unusually slow days, Jazz Fest’s first weekend finished strong with huge crowds on Saturday and Sunday. The audience for the Dave Matthews Band’s first show of 2025 was large.

Organizers of the Jazz Fest in New Orleans say they saw nearly half a million people pass through the gates this year. The total crowd size was about eight percent smaller than last year.

With Jazz Fest behind us, Keith Spera shares some of his impressions on music, Mango Freeze and the size of the crowds.

Dave Matthews. Luke Combs. Marcia Ball. DJ Logic. At these mysterious shows, guests buy tickets before the lineup is announced and the performances are way different than those on the Jazz Fest stages ...

Jazz Fest representatives stated that 460,000 people attended this year's Jazz Fest as it is reported festival attendance is down overall.

The Dave Matthews Band, one of the first acts to sign on for the all-important first Jazz Fest after Hurricane Katrina nearly 20 years ago, returns for the first time since 2019. In the same slot ...

The first weekend of Jazz Fest is officially in the books. There were big performances from Lil Wayne, Dave Matthews Band, and many more. NOLA.com’s Keith Spera joined WWL’s Dave Cohen to ...

Approximately 460,000 people passed through the gates of the Fair Grounds during the eight days of the just-completed 2025 Jazz Fest, co-producer Festival Productions Inc.-New Orleans said Monday.

Why it matters: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is one of the city's most vibrant cultural touchstones — and a consistent economic engine. The lineup: Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band ...

At the beginning of the month, Luke Combs headlined the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside Pearl Jam, Dave ...