Home • 2013 ESSENCE Music Festival ESSENCE Festival: Live from the Superdome This year's ESSENCE Festival featured the hottest performers at the New Orleans Superdome. Check out who took the stage. Frank Micelotta/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images By · Updated October 27, 2020 This year’s ESSENCE Festival featured the hottest performers at the New Orleans Superdome. Check out who took the stage.FOR MORE CLICK HERE.