The Essence Music Festival will be back in 2012. Trey Songz, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, and more headlined the 2011 Essence fest.
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For more than 17th years the Essence Music Festival has showcased the very best in African American music. Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Boyz II Men, and George Clinton are among the talent who have taken the stage at Essence Fest. Choose a date, buy your Essence Festival tickets, and then get down to New Orleans!
The Essence Fest was founded in 1995 to highlight the African American music scene. Headliners in past years included Kanye West, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and LL Cool J. Essence is held annually at the Louisiana Superdome. Since it was first launched, the event has grown considerably. In some cases, Essence Festival tickets have completely sold out for individual artists, attracting more than 70,000 people.