Since March we have been running a poll to see which artists where most anticipated by our readers. Now that we are 26 hours away from the first performer, I thought it was time to close the poll and review the results.
Among the 73 people who voted, it’s clear that Michael McDonald (with 33 votes) is a fan favorite!
Which 2011 Performer Are You Most Looking Forward To?
(Vote up to 2.)
- Michael McDonald (45%, 33 Votes)
- Dee Dee Bridgewater (27%, 20 Votes)
- Eliane Elias Quartet (18%, 13 Votes)
- Jack DeJohnette (14%, 10 Votes)
- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings (12%, 9 Votes)
- Sing the Truth! (11%, 8 Votes)
- The Bad Plus (10%, 7 Votes)
- A Night in Treme (7%, 5 Votes)
- An Act on the Gazebo Stage (5%, 4 Votes)
- George Wein & The Newport All Stars (4%, 3 Votes)
- The Fuller Quartet (4%, 3 Votes)
- Ben Allison Band (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 73
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The Festival is quickly approaching. A couple of weekends from now we will be lounging on the lawn, soaking up the jazz! Meanwhile…
Check out the lineup, with order of each stage set.
Vote: Which Performer Are You Most Looking Forward To?
If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, what are you waiting for? You can purchase them via SPAC’s online ticketing system.
The Bad Plus — Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King — are scheduled to perform Sunday afternoon.
Tickets for the festival begin at $45 for 1-day adult general admission. Children 12 and under are free on the lawn. Online sales for the public start on March 24 via SPAC’s online ticketing system.
Adult Amphitheater
Sat June 25 $50 – $75
Sun June 26 $45 - $65
Two-Day Pass $85 – $130 (no longer available)
Adult Lawn
In Advance $45
Day Of $50
Two-Day Pass $85 (no longer available)
Children under 12 Amphitheatre
Sat June 25 $40 – $65
Sun June 26 $35 – $55
Two-Day Pass $70 - $110 (no longer available)
The 2011 festival line-up has been announced! You can find the details at our 2011 Lineup page, which will be updated with additional details about the performers as the festival approaches.
Additionally, a couple of articles have appeared in the press:
The full line-up will be announced Thursday February 10th!
A handful of acts have been announced in advance including Dee Dee Bridgewater and Jack DeJohnette! Check out the 2011 Lineup Page for details.
A few more artists have been announced for the 2011 Festival, bringing the total to 6 main stage acts and 2 gazebo acts! Check out the 2011 Lineup Page for the latest lineup announcements.
Festival producer Danny Melnick has announced that “The festival is 99% booked. We are waiting for 1 more artist to confirm and we expect to announce the complete line-up in late January.” So expect more news in the near future!
Believe it or not, the 2011 festival is only 7 and a half months away! A longtime reader of the site emailed me to point out that lineup news is beginning to trickle out via Pollstar. Dee Dee Bridgewater is expected to play Saturday.
I’ve setup a page for the 2011 lineup and will update it as news trickles in.
The Times Union recently published an article summarizing 2010 SPAC attendance numbers. Of note to Jazz Fest fans:
Jazz audiences were 4 percent smaller [compared to last year], at 11,491 over two days, and income dropped by 2 percent.”
If I recall correctly, the Festival weather was better in 2009 than 2010. I imagine this could easily account for the decline in attendance.
