Jazz fan or not, the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is the place to celebrate music. During the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May, the Big Easy opens to the page in its history book that’s filled with tribal African beats, harmonic church hymns, and American pop music, filling 12 stages with everything from jazz and blues to rock and folk.

This year the talent is just as jaw dropping as ever with world class headliners Elton John, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga and The Who. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 10:00 am.