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| Ozzy Osbourne, Muse and Weezer Headlining Voodoo Experience Festival Ozzy Osbourne, Muse and Weezer are set to headline this year's Voodoo Experience Festival in New Orleans that will be held Oct. 29-31. Over 100 bands will play the 12-year-old event, which is held annually over Halloween weekend. In a press release, heavy metal hero Ozzy Osbourne, a first-timer at Voodoo said, "I can't think of a better way to celebrate Halloween then with a performance in New Orleans." Other confirmed artists include MGMT, Drake, Florence and the Machine, Paul van Dyk, Hot Chip, Metric, Deadmau5, Street Sweeper Social Club, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, Jonsi, Eagles of Death Metal, Cage the Elephant, the Airborne Toxic Event, Minus the Bear, Janelle Monae and a reconvened Interpol. This year's festival will feature a wide variety of musical genres including electronic artists, who've been mostly overlooked in past years. Also, the festival will honor the city's musical bedrock of traditional jazz and Delta blues while exploring new collaborations including collaborations by Preservation Hall Jazz Band with the Stanton Moore Trio and Anders Osborne; Robert Walter with Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars featuring Tab Benoit; and Uncle Lionel Batiste with Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm. The performances will be held in New Orleans historic City Park, near the famed French Quarter. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |