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Frenchmen Street Live Music Pub Crawl & VIP Club Access

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 28

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Three Hours of Live Music & VIP Access on Frenchmen Street

You meet your musician host at The Rambler with VIP wristbands that skip entry lines at multiple clubs. You hear live jazz, blues, and R&B at venues like Snug Harbor and The Spotted Cat, get two Louisiana cocktails with drink specials, browse the Frenchmen Art Bazaar, and compete in an end-of-night dance contest. The tour is wheelchair accessible and runs three hours total.

Step-by-step itinerary

Meet host at The Rambler
Receive VIP wristbands
Learn jazz and ghost stories
Visit Frenchmen Art Bazaar
Explore live music clubs
Enjoy 2 drinks with specials
Dance in end of night contest

The Experience

The bass hits you before you see the stage. You're standing outside The Rambler on Frenchmen Street, and already the sound of a live band is pouring onto the sidewalk—that's the first thing that tells you this isn't Bourbon Street. The tour starts here with VIP wristbands that skip the line at every venue, which matters because the clubs fill up fast. Your host is a musician, so the stories about the music and the neighborhood aren't generic—they're the kind of detail someone who plays here actually knows.

Over the next three hours, you move through clubs like Snug Harbor, The Spotted Cat, and Maison, each one with a different live band. One night might be jazz, the next R&B or blues, depending on who's playing. You're not just sitting in a corner—you get access to VIP sections and drink specials at every stop, and you'll get to choose a Louisiana cocktail like a Hurricane or Pimm's Cup at one of the venues. The Frenchmen Street live music pub crawl is designed so you're actually hearing the music, not just walking past it. Between clubs, you wander through the Frenchmen Art Bazaar, where local artists sell jewelry and eclectic work right on the street—it's the kind of thing you'd miss if you were just bar-hopping on your own.

The tour ends with a dance contest, and the winner gets a specialty New Orleans Mardi Gras bead. It's a small touch, but it's the kind of thing that makes the night feel like something more than just a crawl. Bring your camera—the street itself is photogenic, and the energy inside the clubs is worth capturing. The whole thing wraps in three hours, which is long enough to actually get a feel for the neighborhood without the night disappearing.

What’s included

Your tour includes VIP wristbands that skip entry lines at all venues, admission to multiple live music clubs, two Louisiana cocktails (choose from options like Hurricane or Pimm's Cup), access to VIP sections with drink specials throughout the night, a walk through the Frenchmen Art Bazaar to browse local art and jewelry, and entry to the end-of-night dance contest where the winner receives a specialty New Orleans Mardi Gras bead. Your musician host provides jazz history and stories about the neighborhood and the music scene.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Big Easy Walking Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to hear live music in the right venues without spending the night figuring out which clubs to hit—the VIP wristbands and fixed route mean you skip lines and get the best seats, and the musician host gives you context that makes the night feel like more than just a bar crawl.