The BUKU Music + Art Project will return in March 2019 for another installment of the innovative, vibrant and boundary-pushing music and arts festival in New Orleans. The Festival is so popular that general-admission tickets have already been available for some time, despite organizers waiting until today (December 6) to announce the initial phase of its performance line-up reveal.

Here is the initial lineup for BUKU Music + Art Project 2019:

Lana Del Rey
A$AP Rocky
Dog Blood (Skrillex x Boys Noize)
Excision
Kevin Gates
GRiZ
RL Grime
Louis The Child
Ella Mai
$UICIDEBOY$
NGHTMRE B2B Slander
Playboi Carti
Dashboard Confessional
Claude VonStroke
Fisher
Gunna
Mayday Parade
Toro Y Moi
Death Grips
The Black Madonna
Getter: Visceral
Ekali
Yaeji
Denzel Curry
J.I.D
G Jones
Liquid Stranger
TOKiMONSTA
Peekaboo
Papadosio
EARTHGANG
1788-L
Oliver Tree
We Came As Romans
From First To Last DJ Set (Matt + Travis)
Doja Cat
Rico Nasty
Roy Blair
Whipped Cream
Kidswaste
Dounia
Mersiv
sfam

Also announced was the VIP-Only Lineup consisting of New Orleans’ AF The Naysayer, plus CharlesTheFirst, Dabin, Duskus, Jantsen, Kittens, Noizu and Xie.

Of special note to OffBeat readers may be the New Orleans artist and showcase lineup:

bàwldy B2B Boarcrok
Dohm Collective
Freewater
James Seville
Klutch
Lil Jodeci
Lleauna
Malik Ninety Five
Thou
TRAX ONLY
Tristan Dufrene
Trombone Shorty Academy
Unicorn Fukr
Upbeat Academy

More lineup announcements are expected in early 2019. Below, check out the official trailer for 2019’s BUKU Fest.

BUKU Fest takes place at Mardi Gras World. Tickets for the 2019 event will go on sale Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10 a.m. CST and include a variety of options for general and VIP admission as well as travel packages. VIP ticketing provides a host of special amenities that include exclusive VIP-only performances, premium viewing areas, as well as an open bar for guests 21+. When purchasing tickets, patrons should be mindful that BUKU is a 17+ event.