The NOLA Funk Fest is set to return October 18-20, 2024. The festival’s music lineup promises a stellar array of performances.Performance highlights include the Russell Batiste Memorial Second Line, featuring The Original Pinettes Brass Band & The Baby Dolls, as well as acts like Big Freedia, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, and The Soul Rebels. The festival will also feature performances by Jason Neville Funky Soul Band, David Batiste & The Gladiators, and Tank and the Bangas, among others.

Full lineup includes:

FRIDAY OCT 18:
RUSSELL BATISTE MEMORIAL SECOND LINE
FEATURING THE ORIGINAL PINETTES BRASS BAND
& THE BABY DOLLS
2-3PM SOUL PROJECT
3-4PM NEW ORLEANS NIGHTCRAWLERS
4-5PM COREY HENRY & THE. TREME FUNKTET
5-6PM EDDIE ROBERTS & THE LUCKY STROKES
6-7PM NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS WITH THE DIRTY DOZEN HORNS
17-8PM GEORGE PORTER JR & RUNNIN’ PARDNERS
8-9:30 BIG FREEDIA

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
12-1P RIVER ECKERT
1-2p JAMAL BATISTE BAND
2-8p JOHN “PAPA” GROS BAND
3-4P GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOOD TIMES *
4-5P TRIBAL GOLD WITH BIG CHIEF JUAN PARDO
5-6P. BOBBY RUSH
6-7P DUMPSTAPHUNK
7-8p THE SOUL REBELS
8-9.30 GEO LEO – GEORGE PORTER JR & LEO NOCENTELLI PLAYING THE MUSIC OF THE METERS
WITH STANTON MOORE & IVAN NEVILLE

SUNDAY OCTOBER 20:
12-1P JASON NEVILLE FUNKY SOUL BAND
1-2P DAVID BATISTE & THE GLADIATORS
2-3P SPACE & HARMONY
3-4Р OMARI NEVILLE
4-5P BUCKTOWN ALLSTARS
5-6P ERICA FALLS & VINTAGE SOUL
6-7P MARCIA BALL
7-8P  JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN
8-9:30 TANK AND THE BANGAS

NOLA Funk Fest serves as a public preview of The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience (LMHE), a forthcoming grand-scale museum dedicated to preserving the rich musical history of the state. The festival and museum share the goal of preserving Louisiana’s evolving music history, aiming to educate, inspire, and empower future generations. For more about LMHE, visit www.lmhe.live.

For more information about the festival and to purchase tickets, visit the official NOLA Funk Fest website here.