So the ladies of Cocoa Chicks CritiQues venture off and spend 4 nights in New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival. Other than the 3 hours Southwest Airlines had us waiting at the airport, we have no complaints! We partied so hard that we were only able to attend one night of concerts. We came in with the sun already up every morning we were there. We danced, laughed and kicked it so hard I came home with a sprained ankle. Now that's a party! ;)
The one show we did catch was a phenomenal complilation of musicians like Al Green, Lionel Richie and The Commodores, Maze ft. Frankie Beverly, Teena Marie, Lalah Hathaway, Raphael Saadiq and more. By this night we had partied 3 nights in a row with only 6 hours of sleep so we were almost to tired to enjoy the show and we were to cold (it was FREEZING in there).
Our recommendations of hotels, restaurants and things to do:
Marriott Hotel - 555 Canal St.
Sheraton Hotel - 500 Canal St.
Westin Hotel - 100 Rue Iberville
Cafe Dumond - 800 Decatur St.
Bourbon House - 144 Bourbon St.
Razzoos - 511 Bourbon St.
Harrahs - 228 Poydras St.
Maybe Dee and MiMi have more to say about this festival but please believe WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR! Who's coming?
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I also attended. We had a blast. We didn't do any partying though. The superdome was freezing. We went to the concerts all three nights and they were to long but we plan on going next year.
ReplyDeleteI hope to be there with you all next year. I will not procrastinating with purchasing my airline ticket.
ReplyDeleteOMG kmr, wasn't it FREEZING?!? It was really almost unbearable. How were the other shows? I'm not a Beyonce fan but I heard she did a really good job.
ReplyDeleteWe will definitely be back next year. This year was the festival's 15 year anniversary and next year is Essence Magazine's 40th year anniversary... it's going to be a blast next year!
The other concerts were also good. Too Long. We stayed @ Homewood suites on poydras. It was nice. Quiet. So if you want to be in the mix of things it is not the place to stay. If you want a little peace that's your place.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the fest should be great next year due to the anniversary. I plan on attending some panel discussions next year. I hope.