T-Pain and Big Freedia heated up Congo Square Stage at second Saturday of Jazz Fest

After two rainy Jazz Fest days, the sun was out with a cool breeze on Saturday. So were the crowds, making for another packed festival Saturday.

At one point, the line at the Sauvage entrance stretched all the way to Gentilly Boulevard, and the fest sold out before 3 p.m. — a rarity for a festival that notoriously lets as many people as possible in (so long as they can pay).

While fellow headliners the Eagles and Alabama Shakes were already well into their sets at the Festival and Gentilly stages, T-Pain kicked off a shorter show at the Congo Square Stage…

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