A slew of superstar acts have been booked to play this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns to its old self with seven full days of programming.

"Welcoming Stevie Wonder [ tickets ], Billy Joel [ tickets ], Tim McGraw [ tickets ], Sheryl Crow [ tickets ], and Keyshia Cole [ tickets ] for the first time, in the same year that we've added the Thursday back to the Festival--and in the same year we're bringing back all-time Fest favorites The Neville Brothers, Jimmy Buffett, Santana, Widespread Panic, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, and Diana Krall, among so many others--speaks to our serious effort to grow the festival at a time when New Orleans needs it the most," Jazz Fest producer/director Quint Davis said in a statement.

The long-running festival, which draws tens of thousands of attendees to the New Orleans Fairgrounds every spring, was reduced from seven days to six following 2005's Hurricane Katrina. This year's event, scheduled for April 25-27 and May 1-4, marks the return of "Jazz Fest Thursday."

Thousands of acts--including Dr. John, Al Green, Raconteurs, Irma Thomas and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss--will provide simultaneous music on 11 stages. A partial list of entertainers is included below; a full lineup and schedule is available at the Jazz Fest website.

Tickets are currently on sale at the festival's website and through Ticketmaster (LiveDaily's parent company). Most single-day passes are $40 in advance and $50 at the gate, and children ages 2-11 will be admitted for $5. VIP packages running from $450 to $1,000 are also available.

Partial list of Jazz Fest acts:

The Neville Brothers Stevie Wonder [ tickets ] Billy Joel [ tickets ] Jimmy Buffett Tim McGraw [ tickets ] Santana Maze feat. Frankie Beverly Sheryl Crow [ tickets ] Widespread Panic Dr. John Al Green Diana Krall Keyshia Cole [ tickets ] Robert Plant and Alison Krauss The Raconteurs Irma Thomas Steel Pulse John Prine Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint Randy Newman Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea O.A.R. Galactic The Roots Dianne Reeves Michael Franti & Spearhead Burning Spear Ozomatli with Chali 2na Rebirth Brass Band Kenny Wayne Shepherd Tower of Power Delbert McClinton John Hammond Cassandra Wilson Keb’ Mo’ The Count Basie Orchestra feat. Patti Austin Pete Fountain The Derek Trucks Band Richard Thompson Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn The Radiators James Cotton Cupid The John Butler Trio Del McCoury Vernel Bagneris: Jelly Roll & Me Terence Blanchard with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Buckwheat Zydeco John P. Kee & the New Life Community Choir Cowboy Mouth Byron Cage with Kim Burrell Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. and the Greater St. Stephen Choir Trinitee 5:7 Lizz Wright Voices of the Wetlands Allstars Dirty Dozen Brass Band The Bad Plus Carolina Chocolate Drops Bettye LaVette Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. Gene "Duke of Earl" Chandler Preservation Hall Jazz Band Davell Crawford's N.O. R & B Orchestra Henry Butler Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet Leo Nocentelli's "Rare Gathering" Lee Boys Harlem Blues and Jazz Band MOOV of Martinique Jackson Southernaires Big Jay McNeely Paul Porter of the Legendary Christianaires Nicholas Payton