There might be no better time to be a music fan in New Orleans than in the spring.

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Driving the news: That’s because it’s also festival season, when performers from around the world converge on the city for big bookings.

We’re rounding up some of the biggest acts heading our way between now and early summer.
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Worth noting: The two weeks around Jazz Fest are always positively stacked, and we simply couldn’t include everything here. But know that those days are an absolute music feast.

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Plus, there’s always local music on tap, regardless of the time of year, in New Orleans’ clubs. The WWOZ Live Wire is a great chronicler of that.