Welcome to the BISS List Jazz Fest Nights NOLA-dex! This is your go-to guide for everything outside the Fairgrounds during Jazz Fest. From legendary late-night blowouts to Daze Between fests and hidden gems across the city, this is where the real music marathon begins. Every listing is a BISS-curated highlight — handpicked to keep you dancing long after the Fairgrounds close.
Check back often — we’ll be adding more shows, giveaways, and surprises all the way through May 4th!
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BISS Selected NOLA Nights **Second Weekend**
5/1 Poolside Presents: Pimps of Joytime @ Cafe Istanbul **WIN TICKETS**
5/1 Marcia Ball + Cedric Burnside @ The Broadside
5/1 Backbeat JazzFest Series Presents: The Main Squeeze @ Blue Nile
5/1 Daniel Donato’s Cosmic NOLA with special guests George Porter Jr. + Branden Lewis of Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Civic Theatre
5/1 PJ Morton @ Dew Drop Inn
5/1 Lettuce @ Orpheum Theatre
5/1 Dead Feat ft Anders Osborne, Fred Tackett & Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, Jackie Greene, John Gros, Chad Cromwell & more @ Republic
5/1 A Dream We Dreamed: A New Orleans Tribute to Phil Lesh @ The Joy Theater
5/1 L4LM & GMP Live Present: Stanton Moore & Friends ft Robert Walter, Will Bernard, Skerik & Big Sam @ Toulouse Theatre
5/1 Soul Brass Band @ Banks Street Bar
5/1 (LATE NIGHT) Poolside Presents: Wil Blades & Friends ft members Of Headhunters & Dave Matthews Band @ Cafe Istanbul **WIN TICKETS**
5/1 (LATE NIGHT) L4LM & GMP Live Present: lespecial ft Mike Dillon & Kanika Moore @ Toulouse Theatre
5/1 (LATE NIGHT) Col. Bruce Hampton Celebration ft Todd Smallie, Jennifer Hartswick, Roosevelt Collier, Jake Eckert, Eric McFadden, CR Gruver, Eddie Christmas, and more @ Maple Leaf Bar
5/2 Poolside Presents: Melvin Seals and JGB | 2 Big Nights! @ Cafe Istanbul **WIN TICKETS**
5/2 The 23rd Annual Bayou Rendezvous ft 10 Bands on 2 Stages! @ The Howlin’ Wolf **WIN TICKETS**
5/2 Terence Blanchard ft The E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet with special guest Michael Mayo @ Chickie Wah Wah
5/2 CimaFest ft Cimafunk & La Tribu @ Civic Theatre
5/2 The Soul Rebels @ d.b.a
5/2 Joe Russo’s Almost Dead @ Fillmore New Orleans
5/2 Tab Benoit & Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ House of Blues
5/2 James Brown Tribute ft Tony Hall & The New Orleans Soul Stars with Brad Walker, Jason Mingledorff, Tracy Griffin, Raymond Weber, Renard Poche, Vitas Paukstaitis @ Maple Leaf Bar
5/2 The Headhunters presents: Bembe with special guest Sunny Ortiz @ Music Box Village
5/2 Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe: Exile on Bourbon St. II – “The Bobby Keys Cuts” ft Chuck Leavell, Ivan Neville, Bernard Fowler, and more @ Orpheum Theatre
5/2 The Nth Power Presents: Earth Wind and Power ft Eric Krasno, Jennifer Hartswick, Kanika Moore, Nicholas Payton, Skerik, Alex Wasily, Amy Bellamy, Aurelien Barnes, Courtney Smith, and John Michael Bradford @ Republic
5/2 Sonny Landreth and Bonerama @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl
5/2 JD Simo + Luther Dickinson & Jesse Dayton @ The Broadside
5/2 Galactic @ Tipitina’s
5/2 L4LM & GMP Live Present: BTTRFLY Quintet ft Dominic Lalli, Adam Deitch, Borham Lee, Eric Benny Bloom & Hunter Roberts @ Toulouse Theatre
5/2 (LATE NIGHT) Neal Francis @ Tipitina’s
5/2 (LATE NIGHT) Backbeat JazzFest Series Presents: Marco Benevento @ Blue Nile
5/2 (LATE NIGHT) Ghost-Note: Jazz Fest After Hours @ Chickie Wah Wah
5/2 (LATE NIGHT) Naughty Professor with special guests Nate Werth, Berkley The Artist, Josh Kagler, and Sam Kuslan @ Maple Leaf Bar
5/3 Poolside Presents: Melvin Seals and JGB | 2 Big Nights! @ Cafe Istanbul **WIN TICKETS**
5/3 L4LM & GMP Live Present: Crescent City Classics – A Celebration Of NOLA Funk ft George Porter Jr., Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Tony Hall, Ian Neville, Adam Deitch, Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff, Ryan Zoidis, Eric “Benny” Bloom, Deven Trusclair, Alex Wasily, Jelly Joseph, Brad Walker, Andriu Yanovski, River Eckert & more @ The Joy Theater
5/3 Anders Osborne’s Birthday Bash ft Dave Malone, Jackie Greene, Jennifer Hartswick, Hans Williams, Ivan Neville, Eric Lindell, Stanton Moore, Theresa Andersson, and Eric McFadden + Dragon Smoke ft Ivan Neville, Eric Lindell, Stanton Moore & Rob Mercurio @ Civic Theater
5/3 Ghost-Note: Jazz Fest After Hours @ Music Box Village
5/3 Festin’ On Frenchmen Presents: Little Freddie King @ d.b.a
5/3 Bon Bon Vivant @ Cafe Negril
5/3 Big Freedia’s Gospel Revival @ Dew Drop Inn
5/3 Joe Russo’s Almost Dead @ Fillmore New Orleans
5/3 The Iceman Special @ House of Blues
5/3 Wilco @ Saenger Theatre
5/3 Dark Side of The Swamp: Honey Island Swamp Band plays the music of Pink Floyd @ The Broadside
5/3 L4LM & GMP Live Present: Boyfriend ft Members of The Revivalists @ Toulouse Theatre
5/3 Soul Brass Band (NOLA) @ Spotted Cat
5/3 (LATE NIGHT) FiyaPowa! ft mbrs of Dumpstaphunk & Galactic @ Tipitina’s
5/3 (LATE NIGHT) L4LM & GMP Live Present: The Funk Sessions ft Adam Deitch, Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff, Eric “Jesus” Coomes & Skerik @ Toulouse Theatre
5/3 (LATE NIGHT) Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special with Will Blades, Kirk Joseph, and Alvin Ford Jr. @ d.b.a
5/3 (LATE NIGHT) Backbeat JazzFest Series Presents: Holy Ghost-Note ft Marcus Machado, Jay McK, Bobby Sparks, Peter Knudsen, Sly 5th Avenue, MacKenzie, and Robert “Sput” Searight @ Blue Nile
5/3 (LATE NIGHT) Mike Dillon and the New Fuck Yeahs ft Will Murry , Chris Senac, Brian Haas, Otto Schwang & Rurik Nunan @ Maple Leaf Bar
5/3 (LATE NIGHT) Poolside Presents: The Abbey Roads ft Reed Mathis, Aron Magner, Nikki Glaspie & Jason Fraticelli @ Cafe Istanbul **WIN TICKETS**
5/4 Poolside Presents: The Nicholas Payton Trio ft Esperanza Spalding & Karriem Riggins @ Cafe Istanbul **WIN TICKETS**
5/4 Papa Mali’s Birthday Bash: Papa Mali & Wally Ingram present the music of David Lindley @ Chickie Wah Wah
5/4 Stanton Moore’s Festival Finale: Stanton Moore Trio ft Robert Walter and Will Bernard + The Frequinauts ft. Stanton Moore, Donald Harrison Jr., Robert Walter, Robert Mercurio, and Will Bernard + Soul Brass Band @ The Broadside
5/4 Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes with special guest Camile Baudoin @ Maple Leaf Bar
5/4 Billy Iuso @ Le Bon Temps Roule
5/4 Tom Jones @ Saenger Theatre
5/4 (LATE NIGHT) Nikki Glaspie and The Homies with special guests Nigel Hall & Danny Abel @ Maple Leaf Bar
