Headliners for the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Music Heritage Festival have been announced and they include the enigmatic Lauryn Hill, plus star performers John Legend & The Roots, Kid Rock, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, Willie Nelson, Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp, Jimmy Buffett and Robert Plant.
The seven-day music festival livens up New Orleans for two consecutive weekends, April 29 to May 1st and May 5 to 8th. Also scheduled to appear are Lupe Fiasco and NOLA native Mystikal. This year will feature a celebration of Haitian culture with artists from Haiti including Wyclef Jean, Boukman Eksperyans and Tabou Combo. The Haitian fete is the largest Haitian cultural event to take place in the United States since the earthquake destroyed much of the country in 2010.
Tickets for the New Orleans Jazz Fest went on sale January 20th, 2011.
More info at the official website of the New Orleans Jazz Festival
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