1
Jenn Howard Band
Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St., 504-541-2050, chickiewahwah.com
1
Kimpton Off the Record Presents: Tank and the Bangas
King, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., offtherecord.kimptonhotels.com
1
Thursdays at Twilight: New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
Pavilion of the Two Sisters, One Victory Ave., 504-482-4888, neworleanscitypark.org
2
Koe Wetzel
Champions Square, 504-587-3822, champions-square.com
9 – 24
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane: Twelfth Night
150 Dixon Hall Annex, 504-865-5105, neworleansshakespeare.org
10
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., 504-525-1052, saengernola.com
10
Arts Market
Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn at City Park, 8 Victory Ave., artsneworleans.org
10
NOLA Zydeco Fest
A.L. Davis Park, 2600 Lasalle St. nolazydecofest.com
10
Orchestra Noir: “Y2K” Meets 90s Vibe
The Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, 504-274-4871, orpheumnola.net
13
Madagascar The Musical
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., 504-525-1052, saengernola.com
15
Ogden After Hours: Jelani Bauman
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 504-539-9650, ogdenmuseum.org
15 – 18
Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre: The Music Man
104 Dixon Hall, 504-865-5269, liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre
16
Drake & 21 Savage
Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., 504-587-3663, smoothiekingcenter.com
20
Tori Amos
Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St., 504-287-0351, mahaliajacksontheater.com
22
Thursdays at Twilight: Raphael Bas and Harmonouche
Pavilion of the Two Sisters, One Victory Ave., 504-482-4888, neworleanscitypark.org
25
Pride at The Broadside
The Broadside, 600 N. Broad St., 504-218-1008, broadsidenola.com
June 29 – July 3
Essence Festival
essence.com/essencefestival2023
Started in 1995 in New Orleans, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture has become an annual tradition over Fourth of July weekend. The festival has become the country’s largest gathering of African-American musical talent and attracts an estimated 400,000 attendees to its lineup of concerts, cultural celebrations and empowerment seminars. This year’s performance lineup includes Ms. Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion, among others.
July
6-9
Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors
104 Dixon Hall, 504-865-5269, liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre
