(BPRW) The 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ Celebrates 30 Years of Loving Us with Evening Performances from USHER for a Special One-Night Only 20th Anniversary of Confessions Milestone Moment, Janet Jackson, Charlie Wilson, Victoria Monét...

(Black PR Wire) NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Legacy will take center stage as the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola® will be like no other, when it makes its return to the festival’s forever home of New Orleans from July 4-7, 2024. This year’s festival will celebrate 30-years of loving us with a four-day event that has spanned generations, both in-person and virtually. To commemorate the three decades of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola® the evening concert series at the Caesar’s Superdome will be rooted in legacy and evolution, to represent the festival’s journey throughout its rich history to today. The 30th birthday celebration includes a star-studded line-up with headlining performances from entertainers that have graced the stage over the years, including USHER in a special one-night only performance of the iconic album that turned 20 this year, Confessions, global icon Janet Jackson, 3-time Grammy-Award winner Victoria Monét, a milestone celebration with Birdman & Friends Presents 30 Years of Cash Money Millionaires and 8-time ESSENCE Festival vet, Charlie Wilson. The four-day event will close with the return of the all-white party and a Special Tribute to Frankie Beverly & Maze and passing of the torch moment, curated by Grammy-Award winning producer & songwriter, Bryan-Michael Cox. Attendees, fans and festival goers, are invited to join the festivities as we look at the past, present and future of the festival, originally birthed as a one-time-only event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ESSENCE Magazine. The 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola® Evening Concert Series will be hosted by Keke Palmer, Pretty Vee, Big Tigger, Punkie Johnson and Kenny Burns with special DJ sets from Raj Smoove, DJ Clark Kent and DJ Beverly Bond.