[UPDATE 3/1/23]: The 2023 edition of Love Rocks NYC has announced a livestream of the event via FANS, allowing fans all over the world to take part in the star-studded God’s Love We Deliver benefit concert at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, March 9th.
To donate to God’s Love We Deliver or purchase your $20 livestream ticket to the 2023 Love Rocks NYC livestream from the Beacon Theatre, head here. Scroll down to read more about the event and the cause it supports.
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[1/23/23]: Love Rocks NYC has announced the all-star talent lineup for its seventh annual event, due to take place at New York, NY’s Beacon Theatre on Thursday, March 9th, 2023.
Executive produced by international fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC real estate broker and prominent concert producer Greg Williamson, and esteemed concert/events producer Nicole Rechter, and featuring appearances by Stephen Colbert, Andy Cohen, Chevy Chase, and Phoebe Robinson, the concert will support and honor the work of cherished New York-based not-for-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people too sick to shop or cook for themselves.
The heavy-hitting Love Rocks NYC 2023 program, led by music director and bandleader Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra), will feature performances by James Taylor, John Mayer Trio, Sheryl Crow, Mavis Staples, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, St. Vincent, Rufus Wainwright, Jim James, Warren Haynes, Ledisi, Gary Clark Jr., Allison Russell, The War and Treaty, former New York Yankee/guitarist Bernie Williams, and more to be announced.
The house band for the evening will include Steve Gadd (James Taylor, Eric Clapton), Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live), Larry Campbell (Levon Helm, Bob Dylan), Eric Krasno (Soulive, Phil Lesh & Friends), Pedrito Martinez (Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Camila Cabello), Michael Bearden (Lady Gaga), and a six-piece horn section as well as special guests Paul Shaffer, Ivan Neville, and Jimmy Vivino. Ken Dashow of Q104.3 Radio will also serve as the evening’s “voice of god.”
The evening’s sponsors are Bloomberg Philanthropies, RJKB Family Charitable Foundation, and Secunda Family Foundation. Additional sponsors include The Altman Family Foundation, CAA/GBG, The Campbell/Ribbecke Family, Condé Nast, Daily Provisions, DK Display Corp., Gramercy Tavern, John F Lyons & Susannah Gray, Pete Muller & Family, The Williamson Group at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, On This Day, Villa One Tequila, and RWE Partners. Official media sponsors include The Wall Street Journal, iHeartMedia, and Q104.3 Radio.
God’s Love We Deliver, which was founded during the AIDS pandemic in 1985 and has been an essential services provider during the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to work tirelessly to meet the ever-growing demand for its services. Last year, the staff and volunteers cooked and delivered more than 3.2 million medically tailored meals to more than 10,500 New Yorkers living with and affected by severe illness.
Since launching in 2017, the annual Love Rocks NYC concerts have brought together star-studded lineups of musical talent, raising more than $25 million to date and helping to fund more than 2.5 million meals for New Yorkers in need. The benefit concert highlights the charity’s continued mission of providing life-sustaining meals and nutrition counseling for people in the New York Metropolitan area living with severe illness. For more information on God’s Love We Deliver, head here.
God’s Love We Deliver pre-sale tickets for Love Rocks NYC 2023 go live on Thursday, January 26th at 10:00 a.m. ET, with a public on-sale set to follow on Friday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. For more information on ticketing, head here.
Watch a sizzle reel from past editions of Love Rocks NYC below and scroll down to check out the complete 2023 lineup. Revisit Live For Live Music‘s full coverage of Love Rocks NYC 2022 here.
Love Rocks NYC 2023 Preview Video
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