Big Sam's Funky Nation Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2026)

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
May 03, 2026	New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Teddy Swims / Earth, Wind & Fire / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Herbie Hancock / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Mavis Staples / Galactic / Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph / The Radiators / Rebirth Brass Band / Jackie Venson / Big Sam's Funky Nation / George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Steve Earle / Anders Osborne / Kevin Downswell / Jemere Morgan / Kermit Ruffins / Deacon John / Shamarr Allen / Lil Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers / Bo Dollis Jr. And The Wild Magnolias / James Andrews / Jason Marsalis / Andrew Duhon / Cyril Neville / Charmaine Neville / Wanda Rouzan / Davell Crawford Show all bands Setlists	Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 30, 2026 – May 03, 2026	New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026 (Weekend 2 of 2) Eagles / Lainey Wilson / Teddy Swims / The Black Keys / T-Pain / Widespread Panic / Earth, Wind & Fire / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Alabama Shakes / Herbie Hancock / Ziggy Marley / Lake Street Dive / Mavis Staples / The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas / dianne reeves / Big Freedia / Little Feat / Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph / Terence Blanchard + Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial / Dumpstaphunk / Tab Benoit / The Radiators / Sue Foley / Alejandro Escovedo / Steve Earle / Anders Osborne / Sierra Hull / Rickie Lee Jones / Leo Nocentelli / Zigaboo Modeliste Funk Revue / George Porter Jr & Runnin’ Pardners, / The California Honeydrops / The Soul Rebels / Dragon Smoke / Leela James / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Big Sam's Funky Nation / J & The Causeways / Deacon John / Rebirth Brass Band / Wayne Toups / Lettuce / Leyla McCalla / Jackie Venson / Larry McCray / Fred Wesley and his New JBs / Jazz Fest Celebrates Jamaica with Original Koffee / Lila Iké / Jesse Royal / The Skatalites / Ruckus & Royal Blu with Dub Squad The Rising Suns, Kevin Downswell, Jemere Morgan, and Kaya Jonkunnu with Walking Tall Jamaica / Judith Owen & The Callers / Sweet Crude / Kermit Ruffins’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong / James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars / Hot 8 Brass Band / Honey Island Swamp Band / Eric Lindell / Jekalyn Carr / New Breed Brass Band / Grace Bowers / Isaiah Collier / The Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project / Mike Zito Band / Marc Broussard / Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet / Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias / Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra / Charlie Gabriel and Friends / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Andrew Duhon / The Batiste Brothers Band / Cha Wa / Davell Crawford presents Fabulous Friends Forever in the Gospel Tent with special guests Cyril Neville, Charmaine Neville, Wanda Rouzan, The Davell Crawford Singers, and more / Paul Porter and The Christianaires / Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers feat. Dr. Michael White and Shaye Cohn / Jermaine Landrum & The Abundant Praise Revival Choir / Jeremy Davenport / Hans Williams / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / Tony Hall’s New Orleans Soul Allstars / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas / the iguanas / Frank Waln / Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns / Tonya Boyd-Cannon / Mia Borders / Anna Moss / Jason Marsalis / John "Papa" Gros / John Mooney And Bluesiana / Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. And The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band / John Foster / Bonerama / Bruce Daigrepoint Cajun Band / Dustin Dale Gaspard / Big Chief Juan & Jockimo’s Groove / Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie / Savoy Family Cajun Band Show all bands Videos Photos Setlists	Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 25, 2026	Better Than Ezra / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Eve 6 Videos Photos Setlists	The Fillmore New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Mar 07, 2026	Big Sam's Funky Nation JAS Cafe	Paul JAS Center	Aspen, Colorado, United States
Mar 06, 2026	Big Sam's Funky Nation JAS Cafe	Paul JAS Center	Aspen, Colorado, United States
Dec 27, 2025	Big Sam's Funky Nation / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Vegas Cola / Sean Ardoin	Tipitina's	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Oct 29, 2025

Stanton Moore / Big Sam's Funky Nation

WWNO Benefit Concert

The Broadside

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Sep 27, 2025

Big Sam's Funky Nation

Tipitina's

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

May 02, 2025

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Day 2 of 4, Weekend 2 of 2)

Luke Combs / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / The Wailers featuring Julian Marley / Hurray for the Riff Raff / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Joshua Redman Group (ft. Gabrielle Cavassa) / The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Marc Broussard / Sweet Crude / The Castellows / Eric Bibb / Clifton Chenier Centennial with special guests C.J. Chenier, Sonny Landreth, Marcia Ball and more / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Wayne Toups / The Original Pinettes Brass Band / Savoy Family Cajun Band / Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien, Amanda Shaw & The Cute Guys, / Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns / Jonathon “Boogie” Long / Tin Men / BIM “Benin International Musical” / The Deslondes / Wesli Band / Guitar Slim Jr. / Alfredo Rodriguez Trio / Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders / Alexis & the Sanity / Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble / Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses / Alexey Marti / Trumpet Mafia / Tim Laughlin Show all bands

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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Apr 10, 2025 –
Apr 13, 2025

French Quarter Festival 2025

Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band / BeauSoleil / Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours / Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic / Chapel Hart Band / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Casa Samba Extravaganza / Jason Neville Funky Soul Band / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. / Preservation Brass / Water Seed / James Andrews / La Tran-K Band / New Orleans Suspects / Joy Clark / Jelly Joseph / Roi Anthony / Spin Griffey / The Sisters of Thunder / King Youngblood / Wino Willy / Nesby Phips / Lady Li / Garfield Bogan ft. Nikki D / DJ Pj / Bouffant Bouffant / ANTWIGADEE! / DJ FTK / Judith Owen & Her Gentlemen Callers / Lena Prima / Tuba Skinny / Bag Of Donuts / Cole Williams / Ben E. Hunter / Mem Shannon & The Membership / Serabee & The Roots Revival Band / Panorama Jazz Band / Cyril Neville / Irene Sage / Omari Neville & The Fuel / The Black and Loud Brass Band / Les Femmes Farouches / Waylon Thibodeaux Band / Babineaux Sisters Band / Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate / Keith Frank & Soileau Zydeco Band / The Original Pinettes Brass Band with Mia X / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Troy Sawyer & the Elementz / John "Papa" Gros / Grace Gibson / George Porter Jr & Runnin' Pardners / Flagboy Giz & the Wild Tchoupitoulas / Anders Osborne / Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest / Alex McMurray / John Boutté / Mahogany Hall All Stars Band / Robin Barnes & The Fiya Birds / Woodenhead / Joe Lastie's New Orleans Sound / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson / Susan Cowsill / Big Frank & Lil Frank & the Dirty Old Men / Cupid & the Dance Party Express Band / Malevitus / JustWYN (Kevin Stylez) / Indys Blu / Flow Tribe / Big Chief Juan Pardo's TRIBAL GOLD / The Soul Rebels / DJ Bigg Cheez / Fùnké / C'estFunk / Legatron Prime / The DJ vs The Violinist / DJ Odd Spinz / DJ Maxmillion / DJ Captain Charles / Shawn Williams / Sam Price & the True Believers / Pell / Mia Borders / fish band! / Left Hook / Tired Eyes / Lizette / Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes / T Marie & Bayou Juju / Chére Élise / Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express / Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Little Freddie King / The Black and Loud Brass Band / Garfield Bogan ft. Nikki D & The Sisters of Thunder / Irvin Mayfield / Ryan Batiste & Raw Revolution / Juice / the iguanas / Bonerama / Cyril Neville / Omari Neville & The Fuel / Irma Thomas / Shamarr Allen / christian serpas & ghost town / The Lilli Lewis Project / Rachel Fleetwood All Star with guests Hot Rod Lincoln and Ronnie Lamarque / John Mooney / Fermín Ceballos & Merengue4FOUR / Lisa Amos / Steve Lands & Kosmi(k)rewe / Vegas Cola Band / Joe Krown Trio + 1 featuring Papa Mali / Brass-A-Holics / ÌFÉ / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / DJ Rakimbeau / Freaknologist Lunatique / Kota Dosa / DJ2Ready / DJ Poppa / DJ WestbankRed / Tropi Papi / Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power Band / DJ Ojay / DJ Rq Away / Bienvenue Lafayette / Tim Laughlin / Don Vappie & Banjo a la Créole / Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show / Charmaine Neville / Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra / Loyola University Commercial Ensemble / Kelly Love Jones / The Dewdrops / Young Bucks Jazz Orchestra / Vienna Notarianni / Saxkixave / Dash Rip Rock / Jackson Square All-Stars / Magnetic Ear / Red Wolf Brass Band / Big 6 Brass Band / New Orleans Nightcrawlers / Beth Patterson / Morgan Orion & The Afterburners / Davis Rogan / Kr3wcial / Sam Friend / J.A.M. Brass Band / Original Hurricane Brass Band / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / SOUL Brass Band / Sporty's Brass Band / John Rankin / Dave Jordan / Marbrisa / Dayna Kurtz w/ Robert Maché / Xeno Moonflower / Loose Cattle / Legendary Barbara Shorts & Blue Jazz / Papo y Son Mandao / The Nayo Jones Experience / The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars / Johnny Sansone / Muévelo / Ever More Nest / Anaïs St. John / Xtra Cash! / Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes / Betty Shirley / Chucky C & Friends / The Kyle Sharamitaro Band / Palmetto Bug Stompers / The Wolfe Johns Blues Band / Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band / Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs / Ecirb Müller's Twisted Dixie / Big Soul Band / Kr3wcial / Sam Friend / J.A.M. Brass Band / Original Hurricane Brass Band / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / SOUL Brass Band / Sporty's Brass Band / John Rankin / Dave Jordan / Marbrisa / Dayna Kurtz w/ Robert Maché / Xeno Moonflower / Loose Cattle / Kr3wcial / Sam Friend / Legendary Barbara Shorts & Blue Jazz / J.A.M. Brass Band / Papo y Son Mandao / Original Hurricane Brass Band / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / SOUL Brass Band / The Nayo Jones Experience / Sporty's Brass Band / John Rankin / The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars / Johnny Sansone / Dave Jordan / Muévelo / Ever More Nest / Anaïs St. John / Marbrisa / Xtra Cash! / Dayna Kurtz w/ Robert Maché / Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes / Xeno Moonflower / Loose Cattle / Betty Shirley / Legendary Barbara Shorts & Blue Jazz / Chucky C & Friends / Papo y Son Mandao / The Kyle Sharamitaro Band / Palmetto Bug Stompers / The Nayo Jones Experience / The Wolfe Johns Blues Band / The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars / Johnny Sansone / Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band / Muévelo / Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs / Ever More Nest / Anaïs St. John / Ecirb Müller's Twisted Dixie / Big Soul Band / Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes / Betty Shirley / Chucky C & Friends / The Kyle Sharamitaro Band / Palmetto Bug Stompers / The Wolfe Johns Blues Band / Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band / Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs / Ecirb Müller's Twisted Dixie / Big Soul Band / Ovi-G / Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band / Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs / Ecirb Müller's Twisted Dixie / Big Soul Band / Jake Landry / Tiffany Pollack / Bubba Hebert & Alfred Doucet / Kid Simmons Jazz Band / Sally Baby's Silver Dollars / Rickie Monie & the Traditional Jazz Ramblers / New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra ft. Lars Edegran / Sullivan Dabney's Muzik Jazz Band / Zachary Wiggins Band ft. Freddie Staehle / Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses / The Jump Hounds / The Steve Rohbock Trio / New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra / Jason Mingledorff / Mayumi Shara & New Orleans Jazz Letters / Lawrence Cotton Legendary Experience / Nina Hungerland / Steve Pistorius & the Southern Syncopators / Stephen Walker / Young Starz of NOLA / Martin Behrman School Marching Band / The KIPP New Orleans Regional High School Choir / The Rocketmen / Willow Jazz Band / Julien Primeaux / Sarah T. Reed Marching Band / Ted Hefko / Monty Banks / New Orleans Folkloric / A Tocar! Bomba de Puerto Rico / Arrowhead Jazz Band / Father Ron & Friends / Nanci Zhang Trio / Louis Michot & Swamp Magic / Seva Venet’s Storyville Stringband / Los Tremolo Kings / Kid Merv & All That Jazz / Ya Ya Sol / Bad Penny Pleasuremakers / New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings / Dusky Waters / The Steamboat Willie Band / The Beignet Trio / Kevin Ray Clark / Miss Sophie Lee / Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders / The Garden of Joy / Washboard Chaz Blues Trio / Gregory Agid / Garden District Jazz Band / Mark Brooks / Jesse Morrow Trio / Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits / The Smoky Greenwell Band / Poisson Rouge / Tyrone Duhon & Double Standard Zydeko / Amanda Shaw / Koray Broussard & the Zydeco Unit / Lost Bayou Ramblers / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / River Eckert Band / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles / Bucktown All-Stars / The Dixie Cups / Big Freedia / Sweet Crude / Banu Gibson / Wendell Brunious / Yusa & Mahmoud Chouki / Jeremy Davenport / Josh Kagler & Harmonistic Praise Crusade / Raj Smoove / Lynn Drury / Higher Heights Reggae Band / Wanda Rouzan & A Taste of New Orleans / Royal Essence / Honey Island Swamp Band / Roderick "Rev" Paulin & The Congregation / Happy Talk Band / Denisia feat. HaSizzle / Gumbeaux Juice / Ngoma Numu / Precious Cargo / Erica Falls / DJ Jess / Cowboy Mouth / T-Roy / DJ Kelly Green / DJ Jubilee / KILOBAUUD (FKA Lil Jodeci) / Bon Bon Vivant / rene’ / Creole String Beans / TYJOHNSON & Friends / Rénaissa Avari / Kai De Lua / George Brown Band / Helen Gillet / Astral Project / Young Pinstripe Brass Band / Onward Brass Band / Treme Brass Band / Red Hot Brass Band / New Breed / Lisa O'Neill / Jamie Bernstein / Gina Leslie / Bobbi Rae / Carolyn Broussard Band / Bamboula 2000 / Vivaz / Cactus Thief / Ingrid Lucia / Los Güiros / Jenna McSwain Band / Big Joe Kennedy / Arsene Delay & Friends / Secret Six Jazz Band / The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies / Jamil Sharif / Charlie Halloran & The Tropicales / The New Orleans Jazz Vipers / Harry Mayronne & Chloe Marie / Tom Saunders & the Hotcats / Paulin Brothers Jazz Band / Sue Ford / Jamey St. Pierre / Joey Houck Band / DJ Troy / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Camile Baudoin & Friends / The Tin Men / Los Tremolo Kings / Marty Peters & the Party Meters / Kid Merv & All That Jazz / Ya Ya Sol / Sally Baby's Silver Dollars / Zachary Wiggins Band ft. Freddie Staehle / The Steve Rohbock Trio / Sula Spirit & Asase Yaa's (Mother Earth) Song Circle / Johnette Downing / Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras / St. Mary's Academy Cougar Marching Band / Don Jamison Heritage School of Music / Alice M. Harte Middle School Band / The Roots Of Music / The Pfister Sisters / John Mahoney Little Band / Nanci Zhang Trio / Tyler Twerk Thomson / Matt Lemmler featuring Sari Jordan / Louis Michot & Swamp Magic Show all bands

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Dec 06, 2024

Big Sam's Funky Nation

Tipitina's

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Jul 06, 2024

Big Sam's Funky Nation

Chickie Wah Wah

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

May 04, 2024

Big Sam's Funky Nation

Backbeat Jazzfest Series

Blue Nile

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Apr 26, 2024	New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival The Killers / Jon Batiste / Kem / The Revivalists / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Oumou Sangare / Sweet Crude / Big Sam's Funky Nation / J & The Causeways / Zigaboo Modeliste / Shamarr Allen / Joe Louis Walker / Amy Helm / Adonis Rose / Joe Louis Walker / Naturally 7 / Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / Tuba Skinny / Astral Project / Mr. Sipp / Jeremy Davenport / Luther Kent & Trick Bag / Doreen's Jazz New Orleans / Rancho Aparte / D.K. Harrell / Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders / TBC Brass Band / Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble Show all bands Photos Setlists	Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 19, 2024	Big Sam's Funky Nation	Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Mar 14, 2024	Big Sam's Funky Nation Setlists	Tipitina's	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dec 16, 2023	Quiana Lynell / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Pell	Tipitina's	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 22, 2023	Big Sam's Funky Nation	Old U.S. Mint	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 15, 2023	Big Sam's Funky Nation	Tipitina's	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 23, 2022	Big Sam's Funky Nation Setlists	Smoothie King Center	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Concerts Per Year:

2026	5 concerts
2025	5 concerts
2024	6 concerts
2023	3 concerts
2022	8 concerts
2021	8 concerts
2020	10 concerts
2019	34 concerts
2018	93 concerts
2017	61 concerts
2016	78 concerts
2015	55 concerts
2014	87 concerts
2013	96 concerts
2012	113 concerts
2011	116 concerts
2010	159 concerts
2009	84 concerts
2008	67 concerts
2007	18 concerts
2006	7 concerts
2005	9 concerts
2004	2 concerts

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