Essence Festival will be back in New Orleans for its 31st annual festival.
The festival will be held on July 3 through 6 and will include many musical performances, including Boys II Men, Master P, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Babyface and more.
Festival goers will also get the opportunity to experience BeautyCon, Essence Film Festival, Essence Authors, GU Creators House, Essence GU Kickback and more.
Here’s everything you need to know for the festival:
Tickets:
Tickets can be found on Ticketmaster.
The three-day tickets are sold out, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday tickets are still available.
Tickets for the concerts start at $82.
Where to stay:
The Essence Festival has multiple hotels set for the festival around the city.
To find a hotel, click here.
Performance Lineup:
The concerts start at 6 p.m. in the Caesars Superdome.
Friday, July 4:
- Maxwell
- Babyface
- Glorilla
- The Isley Brothers
- Psiryn
- Lucky Daye
- And more
Saturday, July 5:
- Jill Scott
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Patti Labelle
- Davido
- Erykah Badu
- Buju Banton
- Summer Walker
- Moliy
- Donell Jones
Sunday, July 6
- Boys II Men
- Master P
- The No Limit Soldiers
- Mia X
- Silk the Shokker
- Dru Hill
- Keri Hilson
- Nas
- Doug E. Fresh
- Jermaine Dupri
- Tyrese
- Robin Thicke
- Al B Sure
- Xscape
- Mc Lyte
- The Pharcyde
- Mobb Deep
- SWV
- Muni Long
The “Experience”
- GU Creators House
- Soko Mrkt
- Essence Stage
- New Voices Village
- Evening Concert Series
- Essence Hollywood House
- Essence Film Festival
- Essence House
- BeautyCon
- Essence Wellness House
- Essence Authors
- Essence Community Corner
- Essence GU Kickback
- Afropunk Blktopia
- Essence Food and Wine Festival
- Suede Men’s experience
- GBEF HQ
There are some events during the festival that require a ticket, such as:
- GU Kickback
- The Essence Evening Concert Series
For more information on this year’s Essence Festival, click here.
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