Jazz Fest Taps Kid Rock, John Legend, Bon Jovi

First Published: January 20, 2011 10:13 AM EST Credit: Getty Images

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Kid Rock performs onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 live show at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, on November 7, 2010Caption Kid Rock performs onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 live show at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, on November 7, 2010Kid Rock, John Legend & The Roots, Willie Nelson, Bon Jovi, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Arcade Fire, Wilco and Cyndi Lauper are among the headliners for the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Those performers will join hundreds of Louisiana artists, including Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Pete Fountain, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers and Mystikal.

Festival producer Quint Davis says this year’s lineup delivers an unprecedented balance of the traditional and the contemporary.

The seven-day festival runs April 29 to May 1 and May 5-8 at the Fair Grounds Race Course.

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