With the Rolling Stones headlining, half a million attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

• Approximately 500,000 people attended the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, making it the second-largest audience in festival history.
• The Rolling Stones headlined the event following canceled performances in previous years.
• Other performers include the Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, The Killers, Queen Latifah, Fantasia, and Vampire Weekend.

With an extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones, attendance for the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has reached 500,000, organizers announced Monday.

This was the second-highest attendance in festival history, behind 600,000 in 2001. In 2023, more than 460,000 people passed through the festival gates.

“This year’s festival, as ever, clearly showcases the beauty of a jazz festival,” festival producer Quint Davis said in a statement. “See the Rolling Stones perform with New Orleans and Louisiana stars Irma Thomas and Dwayne Dopsey and witness the power of the festival to demonstrate our culture’s connection to the greatest music of our time. I decided to do it.”

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The Rolling Stones’ historic sold-out appearance last week was the triumphant conclusion of a multi-year effort to get the band to attend the event after cancellations in 2019 and 2021. Few festival performances have been so anticipated, and even fewer. Davis said in his statement that if that was the case, it would have been better received by fans.

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Other festival highlights in 2024 include a New Orleans-only set by Jon Batiste, which pays homage to the city’s piano legends such as Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, and Allen Toussaint; was. There was also an electric return to the event by the Foo Fighters, and appearances by Chris Stapleton, The Killers, Queen Latifah, Fantasia, Vampire Weekend and more.

Next year’s event is scheduled for April 24th to May 4th.