Voodoo fest begins in New Orleans

updated 3:16 p.m. ET Oct. 26, 2007

NEW ORLEANS - Sinead O'Connor, Dr. John, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Black Crowes and Rage Against the Machine are among the musical acts headlining this weekend's Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans.

The three-day festival begins Friday on the grounds of New Orleans City Park and will include a host of Louisiana acts, among them Theresa Andersson, the Hot 8 Brass Band, Ivan Neville and his band, Dumpstaphunk, Marc Broussard, Irma Thomas and the New Orleans Social Club.

Other featured acts include Wilco, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Fall Out Boy, Mute Math and Plain White T's.

"I'm extremely proud of the lineup," said Steve Rehage, whose company, Rehage Entertainment Inc., produces the Voodoo Music Experience.

This is the festival's 10th season.

Voodoo was the first music festival to return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005. Two months after the storm, a scaled-down Voodoo Fest was held in Riverview Park along the Mississippi River. Headliners Nine Inch Nails and the New York Dolls donated their services; tickets were given away.

Last year, Voodoo returned to a new City Park site surrounding the New Orleans Museum of Art—the site the festival is using again this year.

The surprising success of the 2006 festival, where an estimated 90,000 fans turned out over two days headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duran Duran, emboldened organizers to expand to three days.

Performances begin around 10:30 a.m. Some shows run as late as 10 p.m.

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