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Published on 2026-04-14
ATG Live has officially announced the lineup and schedule for the 2026 “No Rest After Fest” concert series at the historic Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA. Once the festival gates at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival close for the day, the music continues at the Saenger, featuring Wilco, Goose, CAKE and more marquee talent nightly, extending what has now become a long-running tradition. See more information and purchase tickets HERE.
First up, Goose will headline “No Rest After Fest” with a sold out two-night stand on April 21-22, followed by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Play Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning on April 23 and Charley Crockett with soul sensation Lee Fields on April 24. Celebrating his 40th birthday in style, Trombone Shorty’s April 25 set notably marks the 10th year of his Treme Threauxdown at the Saenger featuring special guests Leon Bridges, Eric Church, Jill Scott, Joan Jett & more. Meanwhile, iconic alternative rock outfit CAKE will take the stage on April 28-29, with Wilco performing on April 30-May 1. The series will come to a close in style on May 2 with a sold-out reunion show from hometown heroes The Meters.
The 2025 iteration of “No Rest After Fest” proved to be the most successful to date welcoming everyone from Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem to Waxahatchee and Tom Jones. Most shows begin at 9:00pm, allowing festival goers time to fight fest traffic and get cleaned up before the performance.
With more world-renowned artists booked over the past few years, the Saenger Theatre has become a nationally renowned venue, appealing to all music enthusiasts from country to indie rock to jam bands to alternative rock to EDM and alt country icon Sierra Ferrell. Given the unique nature of “No Rest After Fest’s” programming and the possibility for once-in-a-generation collaborations, there’s nothing quite like it.
This year’s series is spearheaded by ATG Live, a newly formed concert, comedy & events division by ATG Entertainment and led by Senior Vice President Erik Newson - more via Billboard, Variety and Pollstar. The company partners with artists, promoters, and industry leaders to stage more than 500 concerts, comedy shows, and one-night events each year, moving upwards of 1 million tickets across 18 venues nationwide.
