The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will reveal its initial lineup on Thursday, January 17. The announcement came today via the festival’s Facebook page and Twitter feed. Last year’s Jazz Fest featured performances by The Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Zac Brown Band, The Eagles, The Foo Fighters, The Neville Brothers, My Morning Jacket, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Bon Iver and many more. You can check out photo galleries of the 2012 Jazz Fest here and here. This year’s Jazz Fest will take place April 26-28 and May 2-5 at its perennial home, the New Orleans Fair Grounds.