Nathaniel Rateliff With Foundation of Funk And Others Add 2nd NOLA Night

Blackbird Presents is proud to announce that due to overwhelming demand Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will now headline two nights at the sixth annual 'Second Weekend at the Saenger' Concert Series. This unforgettable concert series is now set to take place Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.

A second show has been added on Saturday, May 4th, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band will kick off the evening, followed by a full set from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

Emeril Lagasse will prepare a pre-show reception for Gold Circle ticketholders, which will also include a special acoustic set from Nathaniel Rateliffeach night.

Some other very special guests will also join the show on both evenings.

Tickets for the show on May 4th go on sale Friday, March 15th at 10 AM CT via Livenation.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at the Saenger Theatre Box Office, and are being offered at a variety of price ranges.

Keith Wortman is the Creator and Executive Producer of this concert event.

This is a Marigold Project Event. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, The Send Me A Friend Foundation, and The Preservation Hall Foundation.

Limited tickets are also still available for Friday, May 3rd. Foundation of Funk featuring founding members of The Meters, Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr., keyboardist/vocalist Ivan Neville, and guest star Anders Osborne, will kick off the evening, followed by a full set from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

This show continues Blackbird Presents' annual "Second Weekend at The Saenger" concert series. Previous events include Ryan Adams: Exile On Bourbon St., New Orleans Is Waiting For Columbus, The Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration Of The 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz, Nevilles Forever: A Celebration of The Neville Brothers and Their Music, and The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music.

Blackbird Presents is the worldwide leader in the production of large-scale concert events, broadcast specials, TV series, music festivals and tours.

Recent concerts, broadcast specials and releases include Willie: Life & Songs Of An American Outlaw, All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Concert Celebration, Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson, Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert, Outlaw: Celebrating The Music of Waylon Jennings, I'll Take You There: Celebrating 75 Years of Mavis Staples, The Life and Songs of Emmylou Harris, Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans, The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music, and All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs and Voice of Gregg Allman, the latter of which earned a 2014 GRAMMY® Award nomination for Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal's awe-inspiring performance of "Statesboro Blues."

Blackbird Presents is also the creator and producer of The Outlaw Music Festival Tour, in partnership with Willie Nelson; The American Roots Music & Arts Festival, in partnership with Eric Church; and The Last Waltz 40 Tour.

FOR COMPLETE SHOW DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT

THE OFFICIAL CONCERT EVENT WEBSITE:

www.SaengerSecondWeekend.com

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