For years, New Orleans has been an indirect beneficiary of Austin’s South by Southwest as bands that might skip the city in other circumstances schedule it on their way to or from the international music festival and conference. To capitalize on this traffic, last year the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective started Foburg, a music festival on Frenchmen Street the weekend before SXSW. Foburg returns March 11-13 with a mix of local and touring artists including Ra Ra Riot, Das Racist, The Hood Internet, GIVERS, T-Bird and the Breaks, Toro Y Moi, Big Freedia, the Revivalists and Big History. Here’s the full Foburg lineup.

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Foburg tickets are on sale now through Foburg’s site:

Advance Weekend Pass ($40)

This pass grants access to all Foburg shows EXCEPT for Ra Ra Riot, Givers and Luyas on March 11 at One Eyed Jacks.

Advance Weekend Pass PLUS ($50)

This pass grants access to every Foburg show INCLUDING Ra Ra Riot, Givers and Luyas on March 11 at One Eyed Jacks.

Walk-up Weekend Pass ($50)

Weekend Passes will also be available for $50 on Friday March 11 at the Foburg box office / will-call at the corner of Frenchmen and Chartres.For tickets purchased via Paypal, please bring your receipt and photo ID to the box office to redeem your weekend wristband.

Walk-up Day Pass (price TBA)

Day Passes will be available on festival days at the Foburg box office / will-call at the corner of Frenchmen and Chartres.

The exact schedule will be released soon.