The Newport Jazz Festival will feature Janelle Monáe, the Roots and Jacob Collier as its headliners for its 71st edition this August, with Raye, Jorja Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Willow, De La Soul and Thee Sacred Souls among the other artists joining the 2025 bill.
The event takes place Aug. 1-3 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island. Specially priced three-day tickets go on sale today at 1 p.m. ET. All other tickets will go up for sale this Thursday at the same time.
Other artists representing the jazz world or coming in from other genres on the lineup include Dianne Reeves, the Yussef Dayes Experience, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Stanley Jordan, Ron Carter, LA LOM, Sofi Tukker, Rachael & Vilray and Cymande. Some of these acts will join artistic director Christian McBride in an all-star cast for what is described as “a rousing big-band set.”
Tickets and packages are available through Dice, here.
The three-day passes going on sale today range from $265.74 for general admission to $1,488.35 for “Jazz Lounge” passes. The latter include access to a tented lounge on the North Lawn/Fort Stage with lounge seating, TV monitors for a live view of the Fort Stage performances, air-conditioned restroom facilities and panoramic views of Newport Harbor, Narragansett Bay and the Fort Stage.
Come Thursday, the additional tickets available will include single-day admissions for $111.24, plus one-day student tickets for $63.86.
For further information, visit the festival’s website here.
The complete Newport Jazz Festival 2025 lineup:
Janelle Monáe
The Roots
Jacob Collier
Raye
Jorja Smith
Esperanza Spalding
Willow
Thee Sacred Souls
De La Soul
The Yussef Dayes Experience
Rachael & Vilray
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Dianne Reeves
Christian McBride Big Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Bela Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sanchez Trio
Louis Cato, John Scofield, & Marcus Miller
Sofi Tukker (“butter set”)
The Philadelphia Experiment
LA LOM
Knowe3r
Samm Henshaw
Terence Blanchard: Flow
Cymande
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
Kenny Garrett
Stanley Jordan Solo
Ron Carter Quartet
CARRTOONS
Kokoroko
Kiefer
Moses Yoofee Trio
Emmet Cohen Trio
Lakecia Benjamin
Rich Ruth
Pérez Patitucci Calvaire Trio
Ekep Nkwelle
Maimouna Youssef
Etienne Charles & Creole Soul
BCUC
Marcus Gilmore Presents: A Centennial Tribute to Roy Haynes
Darius Jones Trio
Aaron Parks Little Big
Isaiah Sharkey
Tyshawn Sorey Trio
Bobby Sanabria & Sexteto Ibiano
Parlor Greens
New Jazz Underground
Tyreek McDole
