ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
July 2-4, New Orleans, La.
Top acts: Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys,
Earth Wind & Fire, De La Soul
Tickets: $159-636
2009 attendance: 270,000+
The Essence Music Festival was created 15 years ago by the lifestyle magazine for black women. Artists you’ll find headlining the event embody the messages found in its pages: women whose music preaches empowerment and independence. Educational seminars on love and relationships, parenting and cultural issues are offered by leading sociologists and psychiatrists, but host Steve Harvey will be on hand to keep things light.
[Summer Festivals / May 2010, M Music & Musicians]
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