The Tipping Point Scholarship Fundraising Concert

The Tipping Point, Tulane University’s beloved all-star benefit concert, is rapidly rolling in again. Set to stage at the historic Orpheum Theatre on Nov. 14, during Tulane’s Wave ’25 Homecoming, the 9th annual musical celebration will unite a dream team of the Crescent City’s foremost performers and icons from the worlds of indie-rock, blues, jam, funk and more to support student scholarships. As this year’s presentation arrives 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the event will also honor New Orleans’ awe-inspiring resilience and its deep roots in cultural heritage.

The Tipping Point 2025 will run the range of New Orleans music with a lineup featuring Ben Jaffe and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Dawes’ Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, The Revivalists frontman David Shaw, Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge, Taj Mahal, Amy Helms and a duo of NOLA royalty, Irma Thomas and George Porter Jr. Grammy-winning guitarist, producer and funk firebrand Eric Krasno will return as musical director, leading the Tipping Point Band of esteemed peers Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber and the Dumpstaphunk Horns.