NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tickets for the 2012 Essence Music Festival are on sale.
Ticket sales start today for the 18th annual festival, which will include empowerment seminars and musical acts July 6-8 at the Morial Convention Center and Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
A lineup has not yet been announced. Previous musical acts for the festival — billed as one of the largest gatherings of black artists in the country — include Mary J. Blige, Chaka Kahn, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Prince.
Essence Fest tickets go on sale for 18th annual music festival
November 10, 2011