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Jazz Fest Unveils 2017 Lineup with Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty

Stevie Wonder will return to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival one year after his headlining set was called off due to inclement weather. Wonder will perform on the second Saturday (May 3), the same day he was scheduled to headline last year.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Maroon 5, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Kings of Leon, Usher & The Roots, Harry Connick, Jr., Meghan Trainor, Lorde, Snoop Dogg, Alabama Shakes, Pitbull, Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave., Earth, Wind & Fire, Wilco, Darius Rucker, Patti LaBelle, NAS with The Soul Rebels, Buddy Guy, The Meters, George Benson, Aaron Neville and many more will also appear at the festival when it returns to the Fair Grounds Race Course from April 28-30 and May 4-7.

Other acts on the bill include Corinne Bailey Rae, Irma Thomas, Elle King, Dr. John, Jonny Lang, Tower of Power, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Amos Lee, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Big Freedia, Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, The Revivalists, Leon Bridges, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Dawes, Galactic, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Blues Traveler, The Mavericks, Rhiannon Giddens and The Lone Bellow. The full list of performers—along with daily lineups—can be found via the festival’s website.

Early bird single day tickets for Jazz Fest will go for $65 until February 15, when they will increase to $70. However, tickets will cost $80 at the gate this year.