Festival New Orleans, O2 Arena, London, SE10 0DX – Friday 24th October 5pm – 11pm and Saturday 25th October 3pm – 11pm
Firing up Festival New Orleans
Friday and Saturday 24th / 25th October will be a weekend to celebrate – ‘New Orleans style’, as the deep South’s’ finest exports have joined forces to provide what can only be described as two days of ‘food for the soul’. Not only is there going to be entertainment from some of the very best jazz performers in the world, but there will also be a plethora of the most delicious, typically Louisiana Cajun / Creole food. Nearly all traditional Cajun / Creole food contains one key ingredient – Tabasco. Tabasco is the native New Orleans hot pepper sauce, it was created in 1868, so has been a staple ingredient in the Louisiana culture for 140 years.
In addition to soul moving performances from the likes of Dr John and Allen Toussaint, there will be cookery demonstrations from Tabasco’s very own UK chef who’ll be more than happy to give out some samples and may even need a hand from the audience. Festival New Orleans promises to be a ‘fun filled’ event full of mouth-watering delicacies and musical excellence. And what with the New Orleans All Saints over for Sunday’s NFL game, there’ll be no other option than to really embrace the Deep South’s way of life.
Festival New Orleans, O2 Arena, London, SE10 0DX – Friday 24th October 5pm – 11pm and Saturday 25th October 3pm – 11pm
Hi,
Does anyone know which day Dr. John will be playing on. Cheers!
This was the first time I had visited the O2 arena. As a fervent purveyor of the culture and social structure of New Orleans I was struck dumb by the soulless plasticity of the surroundings in which this ‘festival’ was placed. Why are the audience, expecting (by promise of the advertising campaign) to experience the culture of New Orleans (A very destitute area) then charge extortionate prices for a beer?
Why, with the equipment at hand bought with immense budgets was the sound so terrible? It was a complete sham and it felt more like watching a Walt Disney interpretation of the place rather than a reflection.
The organizers should be ashamed of themselves. If they intended to teach people that New Orleans music, food and culture existed purely as a tool to make up numbers and profits in the face of a pending financial disaster (which ironically the building itself is) then they achieved their aim.