Now that the Rolling Stones have canceled their 2019 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival show, who can deliver an emotional rescue? It will take a big name - Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen and U2 come to mind - but after all the buildup, it’s not clear anyone can fill the Stones’ shoes.
At the close of the 49th annual Jazz Fest in 2018, a buzz of anticipation arose among New Orleans music fans. The headliner for the 50th anniversary festival would have to be an act big enough to befit the milestone event in the country’s most important music city. In January, when the festival management finally confirmed the long-rumored appearance by the Stones, hearts sang.
Hearts sank Saturday (March 30), however, when the band announced the indefinite postponement of its North American tour, including the May 2 appearance at the Fair Grounds. The reason was 75-year-old Mick Jagger’s need for an unspecified medical treatment.
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Speaking for New Orleans, we wish Mr. Jagger the sort of faster-than-fast recovery appropriate for Jumpin’ Jack Flash. We love you, Mick.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform on the Acura stage during the New Orleans Jazz Fest Saturday, May 3, 2014. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Perhaps there’s no real need to replace Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie. There are already scads of other fabulous shows on the Jazz Fest schedule, including Katy Perry, who is probably now the marquee act. Tom Jones, a 1960s British star in his own right, is already scheduled to appear May 2 and could certainly serve as the daily closer. And who knows, the Stones might reschedule in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at a later date, as a sort of delayed Jazz Fest appearance.
Are the Stones irreplaceable at this late date? Or does festival producer Quint Davis have any other cards up his Hawaiian shirt sleeves?
Locally born pop diva Britney Spears has taken a hiatus to spend time with family, and Paul McCartney is already scheduled for a May show at the Smoothie King Center, so they’re probably out. Could Crescent City-centric Beyoncé formulate an outdoor show in barely one month? Could post-Katrina Jazz Fest hero Bruce Springsteen pull a show together that quickly? Could U2 bring a spare version of its recent tour to Gentilly? Drake is in Las Vegas on May 4; what’s he doing May 2?
With only 33 days until May 2, it can’t be long before we learn if a stand-in has stepped up.
Singer Bono of U2 performs during The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 at the Superdome in New Orleans on September 14, 2017. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Doug MacCash has the best job in the world, covering art, music and culture in New Orleans. Contact him via email at dmaccash@nola.com. Follow him on Instagram at dougmaccash, on Twitter at Doug MacCash and on Facebook at Douglas James MacCash. As always, please add your point of view to the comment stream.
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2019-03-30 20:08:00Z
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