If you’re looking to ring in the New Year with brass and sass and booze and funk, we’ve got the list for you:
A New Year’s Eve Freak Show Featuring Freaks and Wonders
The Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St
$30-$60, All Ages
Shake your booty into 2020 with Queen of Bounce Big Freedia, OffBeat covergirl Boyfriend and Sweet Crude
More info and tickets here.
New Year’s Eve with Rebirth Brass Band
The Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S Peters St
$85, 21+, Tickets include premium open bar until 2 a.m.
Enjoy an evening of funk and brass and booze with Rebirth Brass Band.
More info and tickets here.
Countdown to 2020 with Sierra Green and the Soul Machine
The Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St
$180-$270, 21+
Watch Sierra Green and the Soul Machine, while sipping from the premium open bar and eating hors d’oeuvres in this classy alcove off Bourbon St.
More info and tickets here.
Tab Benoit and Jonathon “Boogie” Long
Rock N’ Bowl, 3016 S Carrollton Ave
$30, All Ages
If you’re looking for something affordable and bluesy, head to Rock N’ Bowl.
More info and tickets here.
Galactic New Year
Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave
Celebrate with Galactic as they tear down the house, which they won’t literally do, because they own the place. For this evening, they will be fronted by Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph with support from Southern Avenue.
$76, 18+
For $200, VIP tickets include food by Jacques-Imo’s, open bar until midnight, a champagne toast, access to a special viewing section a signed, limited edition Galactic poster
More info and tickets here.
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St
$70-$100, 21+
This event will take over all three floors of the Maison, with additional bands on the upper two.
More info and tickets here.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Sheryl Crow and Usher
Jackson Brewery, 600 Decatur St
Free, All Ages
If you don’t think you’ll be up all night and you can handle a crowd, head to the Jackson Brewery parking lot for a performance by country/pop superstar Sheryl Crow at 8:30 p.m. (get there as early as you can, as their goal is to pack the place.) Then dance to R&B leading man Usher at 10:30 p.m. Both performances will be filmed and air during the televised countdown.
DJ Soul Sister’s 17th Annual New Year’s Eve Soul Train
The Civic Theater, 510 O’Keefe Ave
$30-$125, 21+
More info and tickets here.
Foundation of Funk with George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste and special guests Erica Falls, John Medeski and more
House of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St.
$47-$130, 18+
More info and tickets here.
Where Y’acht New Years Eve Party
Southport Hall, 200 Monticello Ave., Jefferson, LA
$45-90, 18+
More info and tickets here.
