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Post by reckoning on Apr 25, 2023 9:41:44 GMT -5
We are headed down to Jazz Fest first weekend as part of a gulf coast spring swing with our (large) camper van. We are staying at a hotel while in New Orleans and having trouble figuring out safe parking for the van. Hotel unhelpful. Van too tall to make it into garage. Does anybody have any ideas about where we can safely park?
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Post by TOO $ on Apr 25, 2023 11:43:42 GMT -5
Check Walmart, Cracker Barrel, maybe a mall parking lot. Check out Camping with Steve, he's a pro at stealth camping. Maybe you can get some ideas.We are headed down to Jazz Fest first weekend as part of a gulf coast spring swing with our (large) camper van. We are staying at a hotel while in New Orleans and having trouble figuring out safe parking for the van. Hotel unhelpful. Van too tall to make it into garage. Does anybody have any ideas about where we can safely park?
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Post by suebhunny on Apr 25, 2023 11:47:58 GMT -5
If you are a member of one of the antler clubs (Elks, Moose, etc.) see if you can use their parking lot. Churches are also sometime amenable to allowing parking for RVers.
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Post by reckoning on Apr 26, 2023 12:10:07 GMT -5
If you are a member of one of the antler clubs (Elks, Moose, etc.) see if you can use their parking lot. Churches are also sometime amenable to allowing parking for RVers.
Thanks I think we have a lead on something with security. We are not camping while in Nola just need secure parking it’s hard to find there and hotel totally unhelpful. Break ins common in town I’m told.
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Post by smosey wales on Apr 28, 2023 16:17:19 GMT -5
Last night, April 27, Billy & the Kids performed at the Saenger Performing Arts Theater in New Orleans. The performance led by the Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann–marking his first since his announcement that he would not be performing with Dead & Company this summer–featured joyous and free interpretations by Tom Hamilton, Aron Magner, Reed Mathis, James Casey, Molly Tuttle, George Porter Jr., Jeff Franca and Wally Ingram.
The band kicked off their first set with a cover of The Cars’ “Let the Good Times Roll,” followed by classic Grateful Dead tunes “Truckin'” and “Scarlet Begonias.” Next up, the band invited legendary bassist George Porter Jr. to join them on stage for a lively rendition of his own catalog: The Meters’ “Fire on the Bayou” before they dipped into Jerry Garcia’s “Sugaree.” The first set continued with Billy & the Kids performing “China Doll,” before more contemporary material in the form of Harry Styles’ “Sunflower, Vol. 6,” and before another Garcia composition, “Bird Song.” The set concluded with “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue.”
For their second set, the band began with a tribute to The Beatles with a cover of “Get Back.” They followed this with a trio of Grateful Dead favorites: “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Eyes of the World.” The band then slowed things down with a beautiful performance of “Standing on the Moon” before picking things back up with a rollicking cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers.”Billy & the Kids continued with “Franklin’s Tower,” another Grateful Dead classic, before slowing things down again with Bob Dylan’s iconic “Forever Young.” The band then performed a cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River” before diving into a jam session for the “Drums” segment of the set. After the jam they concluded their set with a lively performance of the ever uniting traditional “Iko Iko,” beautifully uniting the group for one last track which was on full display throughout the night.
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Post by nershithegnome on Apr 28, 2023 18:31:31 GMT -5
Last night, April 27, Billy & the Kids performed at the Saenger Performing Arts Theater in New Orleans. The performance led by the Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann–marking his first since his announcement that he would not be performing with Dead & Company this summer–featured joyous and free interpretations by Tom Hamilton, Aron Magner, Reed Mathis, James Casey, Molly Tuttle, George Porter Jr., Jeff Franca and Wally Ingram.
The band kicked off their first set with a cover of The Cars’ “Let the Good Times Roll,” followed by classic Grateful Dead tunes “Truckin'” and “Scarlet Begonias.” Next up, the band invited legendary bassist George Porter Jr. to join them on stage for a lively rendition of his own catalog: The Meters’ “Fire on the Bayou” before they dipped into Jerry Garcia’s “Sugaree.” The first set continued with Billy & the Kids performing “China Doll,” before more contemporary material in the form of Harry Styles’ “Sunflower, Vol. 6,” and before another Garcia composition, “Bird Song.” The set concluded with “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue.”
For their second set, the band began with a tribute to The Beatles with a cover of “Get Back.” They followed this with a trio of Grateful Dead favorites: “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Eyes of the World.” The band then slowed things down with a beautiful performance of “Standing on the Moon” before picking things back up with a rollicking cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers.”Billy & the Kids continued with “Franklin’s Tower,” another Grateful Dead classic, before slowing things down again with Bob Dylan’s iconic “Forever Young.” The band then performed a cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River” before diving into a jam session for the “Drums” segment of the set. After the jam they concluded their set with a lively performance of the ever uniting traditional “Iko Iko,” beautifully uniting the group for one last track which was on full display throughout the night.
For a band that only plays every couple years, they were good. James Casey was solid & Molly Tuttle really shined in that 2nd Set too. I’d like to see a few 3 Day Runs outta them this summer if their schedules allow for it.
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Post by uʞɔo˥ewbn on Apr 29, 2023 6:57:15 GMT -5
For an old man with limited gas in the tank he did pretty good so far this weekend. Four hours on Thursday then came on stage at 1:45AM EST Saturday with some 20 year olds and kicked out an hour plus sit in. No oxygen tank or Jay Lane in sight. Bill Kreutzmann <- TweetLast night, April 27, Billy & the Kids performed at the Saenger Performing Arts Theater in New Orleans. The performance led by the Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann–marking his first since his announcement that he would not be performing with Dead & Company this summer–featured joyous and free interpretations by Tom Hamilton, Aron Magner, Reed Mathis, James Casey, Molly Tuttle, George Porter Jr., Jeff Franca and Wally Ingram.
The band kicked off their first set with a cover of The Cars’ “Let the Good Times Roll,” followed by classic Grateful Dead tunes “Truckin'” and “Scarlet Begonias.” Next up, the band invited legendary bassist George Porter Jr. to join them on stage for a lively rendition of his own catalog: The Meters’ “Fire on the Bayou” before they dipped into Jerry Garcia’s “Sugaree.” The first set continued with Billy & the Kids performing “China Doll,” before more contemporary material in the form of Harry Styles’ “Sunflower, Vol. 6,” and before another Garcia composition, “Bird Song.” The set concluded with “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue.”
For their second set, the band began with a tribute to The Beatles with a cover of “Get Back.” They followed this with a trio of Grateful Dead favorites: “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Eyes of the World.” The band then slowed things down with a beautiful performance of “Standing on the Moon” before picking things back up with a rollicking cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers.”Billy & the Kids continued with “Franklin’s Tower,” another Grateful Dead classic, before slowing things down again with Bob Dylan’s iconic “Forever Young.” The band then performed a cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River” before diving into a jam session for the “Drums” segment of the set. After the jam they concluded their set with a lively performance of the ever uniting traditional “Iko Iko,” beautifully uniting the group for one last track which was on full display throughout the night.
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Post by reckoning on May 1, 2023 8:59:47 GMT -5
The Thursday show was great. A little rough at the start but the last few of the first set were smoking all across the stage. What a great venue. We went back there Saturday night for some of the Trombone Shorty et al show and I saw Billy in the lobby at set break and was able to thank him for giving us a great time. Late night at Cafe Istanbul with Axial Tilt (Jay Lane, Kadlecik and some DSO folk) was fabulous too. Musical smorgasbord this weekend all over town with so much variety.Last night, April 27, Billy & the Kids performed at the Saenger Performing Arts Theater in New Orleans. The performance led by the Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann–marking his first since his announcement that he would not be performing with Dead & Company this summer–featured joyous and free interpretations by Tom Hamilton, Aron Magner, Reed Mathis, James Casey, Molly Tuttle, George Porter Jr., Jeff Franca and Wally Ingram.
The band kicked off their first set with a cover of The Cars’ “Let the Good Times Roll,” followed by classic Grateful Dead tunes “Truckin'” and “Scarlet Begonias.” Next up, the band invited legendary bassist George Porter Jr. to join them on stage for a lively rendition of his own catalog: The Meters’ “Fire on the Bayou” before they dipped into Jerry Garcia’s “Sugaree.” The first set continued with Billy & the Kids performing “China Doll,” before more contemporary material in the form of Harry Styles’ “Sunflower, Vol. 6,” and before another Garcia composition, “Bird Song.” The set concluded with “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue.”
For their second set, the band began with a tribute to The Beatles with a cover of “Get Back.” They followed this with a trio of Grateful Dead favorites: “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Eyes of the World.” The band then slowed things down with a beautiful performance of “Standing on the Moon” before picking things back up with a rollicking cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers.”Billy & the Kids continued with “Franklin’s Tower,” another Grateful Dead classic, before slowing things down again with Bob Dylan’s iconic “Forever Young.” The band then performed a cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River” before diving into a jam session for the “Drums” segment of the set. After the jam they concluded their set with a lively performance of the ever uniting traditional “Iko Iko,” beautifully uniting the group for one last track which was on full display throughout the night.
Post by chinatownshuffle on May 1, 2023 13:23:02 GMT -5
Headed down for the day Saturday. Never been to Jazz fest, havent been to NO since I was in High School. Wish I could go for more than one day but oh well, the Saturday lineup is stacked from morning till night.
Post by reckoning on May 1, 2023 21:31:25 GMT -5
Headed down for the day Saturday. Never been to Jazz fest, havent been to NO since I was in High School. Wish I could go for more than one day but oh well, the Saturday lineup is stacked from morning till night. 
Drink and food lines are slow so buy supplies all at once. They will provide you with ice and a bag for drinks and don’t make you open them. For main festival stage recommend walking around race track counter clockwise on outside and entering back right of show field (if looking at stage). Fewer people than on other side and there is a rise there with decent view. Stake out chair location and then wander from there and come back. Worked for us. Transpo after can be a challenge but standard Nola bus is a good option if you research routes ahead of time. Laissez les bons temps roulez.
