The lineup is out for the 2015 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca Cola! ESSENCE Festival is returning to the Mercedes Benz Superdome on July 2nd, and tickets are on sale now.
Get ready for the best in R&B, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and more! This year, New Orleans is proud to again host ESSENCE Festival, the nation’s premier showcase for contemporary African American music and culture.
Background
Since the early 1990s Essence Magazine, the distinguished lifestyle magazine for African American Women, has chosen New Orleans for its annual 3 day event. Each year the festival brings in the best performers and entertainers in the country, as well as holding a series of seminars created to empower African American men and women.This year’s weekend event will rock with more DJ’s, artists, performers, and comedy than ever before!
Music
Previous artists at ESSENCE Festival have included Beyoncé, Prince, Alicia Keys, and more! This year’s event brings in even more music legends to perform across 5 different stages.Music at the ESSENCE Festival will be performed in two locations, on the Main Stage in the Superdome itself and in four smaller, more intimate “SuperLounges” in separate areas of the Dome.
Here a just a few of this year’s headliners:
- Kendrick Lamar
- Mary J. Blige
- Common
- Missy Elliott
- India.Arie
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Erykah Badu
- Doug E. Fresh
- Leon Bridges
- Bilal
- Kelly Price

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