Trombone Shorty Taps Dogs In A Pile, Black Opry Revue & More For Shorty Fest 2025
The annual event returns to Tipitina’s in New Orleans between Jazz Fest weekends.
By Andy Kahn Feb 21, 2025 • 9:12 am PST
Trombone Shorty will host his annual Shorty Fest at Tipitina’s in New Orleans between Jazz Fest weekends. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Dogs In A Pile, Black Opry Revue and more will participate in the 2025 event taking place on April 28.
Dogs In A Pile are part of a special New Jersey takeover that will include special guests Robert Randolph and the E Street Band’s Jake Clemons. Shorty Fest Presented by Acura will also present performances by students from the . The event is organized by the Trombone Shorty Foundation in partnership with the Tip-it Foundation and Gia Maione Prima Foundation.
Tipitina’s 2025 Walk of Fame Honoree, drummer Shannon Powell, will be honored with an induction ceremony as part of the event’s free-to-the-public Cultural Block Party which will also feature brass bands, Mardi Gras Indians, a “Battle of the Bands” competition between area high school marching bands and other family-friendly activities.
Tickets to the indoor portion of Shorty Fest are on sale now.
