This page is to list artists that are rumored to be at 2008 Jazz Fest (at the Fairgrounds).

This page is to list artists that are rumored to be at 2008 Jazz Fest (at the Fairgrounds). Schedule announcements by  the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will be made in January and February, and the official Cubes don't come out until March.  All official announcements can be found at http://www.nojazzfest.com. The artists listed below are not confirmed, but this may help you to schedule what you want to do during Jazz Fest. If you hear any more that should be added, please e-mail Michele at orleansnj@gmail.com  Photos above courtesy of CBH/Susan.

Fairgrounds Rumors:

First weekend:

Friday, April 25: Iguanas; Tarace Boulba; The Zydepunks; Jesse McBride presents The Next Generation; Kim Carson; Otra; Bonsoir Catin; Alison Krause and Robert Plant; Big Sam's Funky Nation; Stumblebum Brass Band; Kevin Monoxide
Saturday, April 26: Voice of the Wetlands Allstars; Anders Osborne; Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show; Davell Crawford & His New Orleans Classic Rhythm & Blues Orchestra; Kayla & Louisiana Lightning; Big Jay McNeely; Warren Storm, Willie"Tee" & "Cypress"; Dianne de Las Casas
Sunday, April 27: Tim McGraw; Del McCoury Band; Mamadou Diabate; Sunpie Barnes (Kid's Stage); The Davell Crawford Singers (Gospel Tent); Egg Yolk Jubilee; Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys; Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters; The New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra; Cassandra Wilson; Little Freddie King; Big Chief Monk Boudreaux; Gal Holiday; Patrice Fisher and Arpa; Roland Jack & VQ Chorale; Delbert McClinton; AsheSon

No date yet, but first weekend:  Cowboy Mouth

2nd weekend:

Thursday, May 1: Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys; Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives; C.J. Chenier; Luther Kent; Maurice Brown; Creole Zydeco Farmers; New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy; Basin Street Sheiks; John Ellis & Doublewide (Doublewide is John Ellis - saxophones, Jason Marsalis - drums, Gary Versace - organ and accordion, and Matt Perrine - sousaphone); Lafayette Rhythm Devils; Booka Boy; Porter Batiste and Stoltz (PBS)
Friday, May 2: John Hammond Band; Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue; Soul Rebels Brass Band; Sunpie Barnes presents a tribute to Zydeco Music; Subdudes; New Orleans Jazz Vipers; Malvinas; The Lee Boys; Bonerama; The Worship Squad; Ingrid Lucia; Marva Wright; Chubby Carrier and Bayou Swamp Band; Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights; Papa Grows Funk; Henry Gray featured w/ Larry Garner Blues; Richard Thompson; Panorama Jazz Band; Coco Robicheaux; Kid Simmons; Red Stick Ramblers
Saturday, May 3: Marcia Ball; Nathen and the Zydeco Cha Chas; Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Spencer Bohren; Chappy; Pine Leaf Boys; Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars; Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra; Bionik Brown; Johnette Downing; Savoy Music Center Jam Session Extravaganza; The Roots; Bobby McFerrrin and Chick Corea; Stephanie Jordan
Sunday, May 4: Neville Brothers; Maze featuring Frankie Beverly; Geno Delafose; Amanda Shaw; Revealers; Young New Orleans Traditional Brass Band; New Orleans Bingo! Show; Diane Reeves; Jonathan Batiste Trio; Lost Bayou Ramblers; Bryan Lee; Pfister Sisters; Carlos Santana; Sparrow Quartet (Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee); Derek Trucks Band; Judy Stock (kid's tent); Vadim Neselovskyi

No date yet, but second weekend: Tower of Power; Widespread Panic; Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, John Boutte; Butch Thompson; Rotary Downs

Weekend not yet set:

Bluerunners
Twangorama
Big Blue Marble
Salvador Santana Band