Coming off a sold-out 2021 festival that raised nearly $3 million, Hogs for the Cause returns to the UNO Lakefront Arena Festival Grounds on April 1-2, 2022. Twenty renowned acts from across the country, along with more than 90 BBQ teams, will come together over the two-day event to raise funds for families battling pediatric cancer. Tickets are on sale at HogsFest.org.
Headliners for the 2022 event include Shakey Graves, winner of an Americana Music Award; multi-Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers; Galactic featuring Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars and former member of The Black Crowes; Yonder Mountain String Band; James McMurtry, Americana singer and songwriter; and Nashville-based solo artist Allison Russell. Russell has received three 2022 Grammy Awards nominations, including Americana Album of the Year.
"Our 2022 capacity will be limited from our typical levels, but the move back to UNO has allowed us to actually lower our ticket prices from our 2021 event," said Rene Louapre, Hogs co-founder.
Sponsors for the 2022 event include Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Michelob Ultra, Phelps Dunbar, and Irpino Avin Hawkins.