Love Rocks NYC will celebrate 40 years of God’s Love We Deliver with its tenth-annual, all-star concert at the Upper West Side’s Beacon Theatre. Set for March 5th, the 2026 edition of Love Rocks NYC will feature Paul Simon, Warren Haynes, Jon Batiste, Mary J. Blige, and many more [get tickets].
The 2026 Love Rocks lineup will also include Billy F. Gibbons, Elvis Costello, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Hozer, Trombone Shorty, Goo Goo Dolls, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Linda Perry, Susanna Hoffs, Paul Shaffer, and more to be announced, plus surprise special guests. Actors and comedians JB Smoove, Jeff Ross, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Zarna Garg will also appear between musical artists.
These stars will help raise money for God’s Love We Deliver. Since its founding in 1985 during the AIDS pandemic, the non-profit has served over 40 million medically tailored meals. Today, the organization addresses 200+ diagnoses with its nutrition services, and last year, the staff and 20,000 volunteers cooked, packaged, and home-delivered four million meals to 15,000 New Yorkers living with severe illnesses. Since the Love Rocks NYC concerts began in 2017, the shows have raised over $65 million to fund 6.5 million meals.
“For the past ten years, my co-executive producers Nicole Rechter, John Varvatos, and I have been on an incredible journey building and growing an unforgettable music experience—one that we are immensely proud of,” Love Rocks NYC co-executive producer Greg Williamson said. “As a native New Yorker, it has been a privilege to create such a meaningful platform to raise both funds and awareness for an essential organization that supports our fellow New Yorkers.”
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The CBS Orchestra’s Will Lee will serve as musical director and leader of the Love Rocks house band, featuring guitarists Eric Krasno (Soulive) and Larry Campbell (Levon Helm), keyboardists Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk) and Michael Bearden (Lady Gaga), and a six-piece horn section of Pedrito Martinez (Bruce Springsteen), Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live), Ricky Peterson (Stevie Nicks), and Steve Gadd (Paul Simon). Ken Dashow on Q104.3 Radio will serve as the evening’s “voice of god.”
A God’s Love We Deliver pre-sale will begin Wednesday, February 11th at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets for Love Rocks NYC 2026 will go on sale to the general public Friday, February 13th at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.
Revisit Live For Live Music‘s rundown of “10 Memorable Moments From Love Rocks NYC 2025“, including the Trey Anastasio/Cher collaboration that inspired an April Fool’s article.
Love Rocks NYC 2026 Trailer