From Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14, the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival 2018 will move into Lafayette Square Park for the 13th annual affair. The music lineup and performance schedule for the free event put on by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation have been announced already; guitar legend Jimmie Vaughan, Samantha Fish, Shemekia Copeland, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Memphis r&b star Don Bryant are just a handful of the names you’ll see below:
2018 CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL MUSIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Little Freddie King
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Samantha Fish
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
St. Charles Avenue Stage:
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. Uncle Nephew
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. John “Papa” Gros
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Shemekia Copeland
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jimmie Vaughan
Camp Street Stage:
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mem Shannon & the Membership
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rev. John Wilkins
5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Walter “Wolfman” Washington
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
St. Charles Avenue Stage:
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Washboard Chaz Blues Trio
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Papa Mali
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Henry Gray with Terrance Simien & Li’l Buck Sinegal
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Don Bryant and Percy Wiggins with the Bo-Keys
Camp Street Stage:
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Wanting
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Kenny Brown
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Keesha Pratt Band
5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Cookie McGee
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival 2018 is accepting applications for vendors interested in selling art, crafts or food through June 1. To apply for the Arts Market, click here. To apply as a food vendor, click here. For more information on this year’s festival, including the VIP Experience and more, click here.