NEW ORLEANS – Organizers of the Bayou Country Superfest announced the 2018 event will once again take place during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, Friday, May 25 – Sunday, May 27, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Now in its ninth year, the Bayou Country Superfest regularly presents the biggest names in country music and draws fans from across the country, organizers said.
The talent announcement for the 2018 Superfest is set for Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The event was held at LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge for its first seven years before moving to the Superdome in 2017 during Tiger Stadium renovations.
The Associated Press reports attendance numbers dropped sharply in the first year in New Orleans, following numbers that had already begun to decline in Baton Rouge.
Sponsors of the 2018 Bayou Country Superfest include: New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation; New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau; State of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism; Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board; and Bud Light, the official beer sponsor of Bayou Country Superfest.
