Janelle Monáe

The 2012 Line-up

• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• Eagles
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Jimmy Buffett, Acoustic - with Mac McAnally
• Foo Fighters
• The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion
• Zac Brown Band
• The Neville Brothers
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
• Al Green
• Herbie Hancock and his Band
• Ne-Yo
• My Morning Jacket
• Bon Iver
• Paulina Rubio
• Cee Lo Green
• Florence + the Machine
• Allen Toussaint
• Feist
• Bonnie Raitt
• Irma Thomas
• Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
• Dr. John & the Lower 911
• Janelle Monáe
• Yolanda Adams
• Iron & Wine
• Pete Fountain
• Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.
• Steel Pulse
• Rebirth Brass Band
• Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
• Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
• funky Meters
• Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
• Aaron Neville’s Gospel Experience
• Steve Earle and the Dukes with Special Guest The Mastersons
• Galactic
• Preservation Hall and Friends
• Little Anthony & The Imperials
• Ani DiFranco
• GIVERS
• Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
• Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
• Better Than Ezra
• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
• Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
• Dave Koz
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
• Gomez
• The Pedrito Martinez Group
• The Bounce Shake Down feat. Big Freedia, Katey Red, Keedy Black, and DJ Poppa
• Israel Houghton and New Breed
• Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
• Zebra
• Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
• James Cotton “Superharp” Band
• Cowboy Mouth
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Papa Grows Funk
• David Sanborn and Joey DeFrancesco
• Bobby Rush
• Chuck Leavell & Friends with special guest Bonnie Bramlett
• Ellis Marsalis
• Marcia Ball
• Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
• John Boutté
• Gary Clark Jr.
• The Texas Tornados feat. Flaco Jiménez, Augie Myers, and Shawn Sahm
• Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Band feat. Terence Blanchard
• Cheikh Lô of Senegal
• Tab Benoit
• Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread”
• Bombino of Niger
• Glen Hansard
• Big Sam's Funky Nation
• Jeremy Davenport
• Sarah Jarosz
• Bonerama
• Evelyn Turrentine-Agee
• Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic
• Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey
• Wycliffe Gordon Quintet: Hello Pops Tribute to Louis Armstrong
• Donald Harrison
• Lindigo of Reunion Island feat. Fixi of France
• Sonny Landreth
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Soul Rebels
• The Stars of Heaven
• Jewel Brown and the Heritage Hall Jazz Band
• Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
• Anders Osborne
• Honey Island Swamp Band
• Theresa Andersson
• John Mooney & Bluesiana
• Eric Lindell
• Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters
• BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
• Pine Leaf Boys
• James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
• Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
• Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
• Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
• Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
• Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
• Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
• Banu Gibson
• Hot 8 Brass Band
• George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band
• and more are all among the artists scheduled to appear at Jazz Fest.
• (The weekend-by-weekend links are above.)
• Ziggy Marley - Wild and Free Tour
• Warren Haynes Band