Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
voodoo music art experience formerly voodoo music experience commonly referred voodoo voodoo fest multiday music art festival held city park new orleans louisiana first started last held october canceled due pandemic canceled without explanation voodoo experience hosted wide variety artist many festivalgoers voodoo owned live nation entertainment acquired majority stake produced austinbased subsidiary c present acquired kelly voodoo former general counsel coo festival director overseen event voodoo experience known including national artist genre stone temple pilot foo fighter marilyn manson pearl jam metallica rage machine muse eminem red hot chili pepper arcade fire tiësto nine inch nail kiss rem modest mouse thirty second mar calvin harris weeknd deadmau black key neil young green day snoop dogg duran duran porcupine tree smashing pumpkin chemical romance cent cowboy mouth well local louisiana musician original meter trombone shorty orleans avenue preservation hall jazz band rebirth brass band dr john since halloween weekend debut annual event become halloween tradition music fan locally others travel around world throughout voodoo’s year run one million festivalgoers gathered see performance artist event also twice nominated pollstars music festival year voodoo founder stephen rehage team presented key city following voodoo postkatrina event voodoo first held single day event october tad gormley stadium city park planned executed stephen rehage ceo rehage entertainment festival consisted three stage mix local national act including headliner wyclef jean moby u festival market swelled voodoo continued growth increasing festival site musically expanding addition stage performer second year voodoo became twoday event garnered international attention headlining performance eminem support debut album slim shady lp voodoo expanded threeday event originally scheduled halloween weekend new orleans’ city park voodoo music experience displaced tragedy hurricane katrina plan full swing move forward relocation memphis voodoo founder stephen rehage met community leader new orleans opportunity move event back home one two days—as tribute event relief worker festival organizer memphis representative alike agreed amazing opportunity increase scope event new orleans event october invitationonly celebration previous ticket holder exempt police firefighter national guard military countless others aided recovery effort city staged fly audubon park new orleans one public space city damaged recent federal levee failure disaster nine inch nail queen stone age secret machine new york doll kermit ruffins among artist came together celebration city love marked first major multimusical performance two month since hurricane katrina’s effect felt city memphis event voodoo memphis included fundraiser victim hurricane katrina disaster autozone park voodoo music experience saw debut three distinct area six distinct stage within festival landscape le ritual le flambeau le carnival area designed uniquely showcase different side personality festival new orleans home le flambeau feature music sound consistent style big easy le ritual feature mainstream music finally le carnival feature indie band burlesque circus act voodoo expanded three day broke previous attendance record estimated fan attendance april voodoo music art experience announced initial act commemorate th anniversary voodoo initial act include pearl jam nine inch nail calvin harris bassnectar paramore macklemore ryan lewis afrojack boy noize gaslight anthem big gigantic destroy angel cult alkaline trio desaparecidos robert delong th anniversary voodoo celebration also marked debut city park’s festival ground new permanent home voodoo home voodoo since debut—with exception voodoo displaced city’s hurricane damage—new orleans’ acre city park region’s principal recreation site attracts seven million visitor year october controlling stake festival sold live nation entertainment amid growing financial issue rehage retained stake event became live nation president north american festival final day edition canceled due inclement weather operation festival taken live nation subsidiary c present organizer lollapalooza austin city limit music festival sig greenebaum kelly promoted codirectors place rehage new management festival underwent change stage layout infrastructure attendance peaked around festival hampered tropical storm olga brought extensive rain new orleans area festival canceled due covid pandemic although initially announced plan return voodoo announced june festival cancelled held reasoning given june announced festival would held voodoo music art experience held october voodoo music art experience held october – voodoo music art experience held october – voodoo music art experience held october – voodoo music art experience held october november voodoo music art experience held october – voodoo music art experience held october – new orleans memphis voodoo music 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