Last year, the first-annual BUKU Music and Art Project hit New Orleans like a hip-hop-dub-step death ray, turning the Big Easy into more of a kaleidoscopic 24-hour rager than it already is on the regular. This March, Noisey is teaming up with this new NOLA tradition as it returns for a second round. The line-up is a bit more eclectic, featuring rappers, producers, indie rockers, of today and yesteryear.You'd be hard pressed to find a better festival line-up. Last month they dropped the initial announcement, which featured heavy-hitters like Kid Cudi, Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer, Best Coast, Shlohmo, Earl Sweatshirt, Alt-J and some NOLA Bounce artists. They even managed to get Primus onboard to perform in front of a giant 3D projection, which is such a fist-clenchingly good call that it's worth the price of the ticket alone.So today, when the festival sent us their second artist announcement, we pretty much cancelled our pre-SXSW detox plans and booked flights down to Louisiana. This year's festival will also feature VICE dam Action Bronson, Public Enemy, Flying Lotus, Japandroids, Trinidad Jame$, and even the LA dandy monome-enthusiast Daedelus. You can check the flyer, designed by the illustrious Young & Sick, below.The festival is going down March eighth and ninth at Mardi Gras World, right on the New Orleans Riverfront. There's even a VIP Riverboat called the S.S. BUKU docked on the Mississippi River right next to the festival, with an open bar and a viewing area of the main stage. That's where we'll be pretty much the entire time.You should stop what you're doing and snag tickets right here. And stay tuned to Noisey - we'll be bringing you exclusive coverage leading up to and from the event, including exclusive interviews and coverage from the fest!
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