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Article: Jazz Fest in N.O. beats comparable events in economic impact, attendance
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- New Orleans CityBusiness
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- April 24, 2008
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Editor's note: The following is the first of a two-part look at
the impact of the city's signature musical event.
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is the king of the
national festival circuit, dominating in economic impact and beating
out all but the Chicago Blues Festival in attendance.
Jazz Fest typically has an annual economic impact of $300 million
compared with other festival heavyweights such as Lollapalooza at
$106 million, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival at $18 million
and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with $5 million.
Lollapalooza is an alternative music festival that takes place in
Chicago, Aug. 1-3 while Bonnaroo features an array of music from
rock ...