The Flaming Lips and Wu tang Clan For US Festival

New Orleans’ Voodoo Music Experience has snapped up The Flaming Lips, The Wu Tang Clan and Kings of Leon for its eclectic bill.

The music extravaganza is now in its eighth year and features headline performances from Duran Duran and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Other acts set to play the event include My Chemical Romance, Broken Social Scene, Secret Machines and Brazilian Girls.

Voodoo organiser Stephen Rehege told Billboard: "Despite the ongoing uncertainty in New Orleans, I feel it's important for people to continue to invest in the rebirth of our city."

"Whatever small part we can play in that, we will continue to do and we'll see in due course if it was the right decision. What I do know with no uncertainty is that New Orleans and its music culture is something worth nurturing back to its glory."