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LL Cool J added to 2018 Jazz Fest lineup

LL Cool J added to 2018 Jazz Fest lineup | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, LL Cool J attends the Lip Sync Battle Live: A Michael Jackson Celebration in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy-winning rapper tells The Associated Press that he will launch his new classic hip-hop Sirius channel called “Rock the Bells Radio” on March 28. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is adding rapper LL Cool J to its 2018 lineup.

Organizers announced the addition to the bill on Tuesday. He will perform on Friday, May 4.

The event is scheduled April 27-29 and May 3-6 at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course.

Others scheduled to perform include Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jack White, Beck, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, Bonnie Raitt, Khalid (KUH-leed), Common, Sheryl Crow, Smokey Robinson and Aaron Neville.

Advance tickets for the festival are $65. The gate price will be $80.

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