Trey Anastasio Joins Hayley Williams, Florence Welch, Bleachers, More At The Ally Coalition Talent Show [Videos]

Jack Antonoff hosted his annual Ally Coalition Talent Show on Monday night at NYU’s Skirball Center. The event brought together an unannounced lineup of diverse artists to support homeless and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth through the nonprofit founded by Antonoff and his sister Rachel. This year’s surprise roster included Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, who made his second TAC Talent Show appearance, Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), Hayley Williams (Paramore), Bleachers, who once again served as the house band, and more.

Last year, Anastasio performed an emotional rendition of Mitski‘s “My Love Mine All Mine” (which he praised as “the most beautiful romantic song of the decade”) and contributed guitar and vocals to a cover of Rufus‘ “Tell Me Something Good” with Remi Wolf. This year, he shared the stage with Bleachers for their track “Goodmorning” and took lead vocals on a cover of Jonathan Richman‘s “That Summer Feeling”, joined by indie artists Claud, Samia, Annie DiRusso, and Hank Heaven. He returned to the stage later for a collaborative performance of Judee Sill‘s 1971 tune “Lopin’ Along Through The Cosmos” featuring Florence Welch, Hayley Williams, and Bleachers.

Bleachers With Trey Anastasio – “Goodmorning” – 12/15/25

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Trey Anastasio With Claud, Samia, Annie DiRusso, & Hank Heaven – “That Summer Feeling” (Jonathan Richman) – 12/15/25

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Florence Welch, Hayley Williams, Trey Anastasio, & Bleachers – “Lopin’ Along Thru the Cosmos” (Judee Sill) – 12/15/25

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Florence Welch made her Talent Show debut, delivering “Dog Days Are Over” and “Free” backed by Bleachers and multiple guest vocalists. Actress Rachel Zegler, who recently starred in Disney‘s live-action musical remake of Snow White, sang Joni Mitchell‘s “River”, while Rainey Qualley (Antonoff’s sister-in-law) performed “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”. Hayley Williams contributed her tracks “Good Ol’ Days” and “Love Me Different” before closing the night with Bleachers on their traditional finale, “Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call”.

Check out videos from the Ally Coalition Talent Show below, courtesy of IronChefWong.

Bleachers – “Modern Girl” – 12/15/25

Bleachers – “Don’t Go Dark” – 12/15/25

Bleachers – “I Wanna Get Better” – 12/15/25

Rainey Qualley – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” (Judy Garland) – 12/15/25

Bleachers – “91” – 12/15/25

Rachel Zegler & Bleachers – “River” (Joni Mitchell) – 12/15/25

Hayley Williams & Bleachers – “Good Ol’ Days” – 12/15/25

Hayley Williams With Bleachers – “Love Me Different” – 12/15/25

Florence Welch – “Free” (Florence + The Machine) – 12/15/25

Florence Welch – “Dog Days Are Over” (Florence + The Machine) – 12/15/25

Bleachers & Hayley Williams – “Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call” (Bleachers) – 12/15/25
Just before Christmas once a year, mega-producer Jack Antonoff stages his big benefit concert, the Ally Coalition Talent Show, and tons of stars come out. Antonoff and his sister, the fashion designer Rachel, founded the Ally Coalition, which raises money for LGBTQ+ young people who are unhoused or otherwise at risk. Anotoff never reveals the Talent Show’s lineup ahead of time, but he always brings out big names. Last year, for instance, featured Sabrina Carpenter and Turnstile’s Brendan Yates, among tons of others. This year’s show came to NYU’s Skirball Center For The Performing Arts on Monday night, and the guests included Florence + The Machine’s Florence Welch, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, and Phish’s Trey Anastasio.Trey Anastasio made his second Talent Show appearance last night. Rachel Zegler, Claud. Andrew Dost, and comedians Mike Birbiglia and Cris Laker were returning guests from last year. Rachel Antonoff and her and Jack’s father Rick have usually been onstage at these things, but they were both sick last night, so they couldn’t make it. The 2025 show was Florence Welch’s first appearance at one of them; Antonoff co-produced her recent album Dance Fever. Hayley Williams had never done one of the New York Talent Shows, but she took part in Antonoff’s TAC Talent Show at the Newport Folk Festival, and she also performed with Bleachers at a Rolling Stone event in New York earlier this year.Our own Scott Lapatine was in the house for last night’s show, and he says that the evening’s most memorable moment was Bleachers, Florence Welch, Hayley Williams, and Trey Anastasio all getting together to cover Judee Sill’s 1971 folk classic “Lopin’ Along Through The Cosmos.” Clairo, a Talent Show alum, covered that same song at a benefit for Gaza and Sudan last year. and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold also happened to cover it at Largo in Los Angeles last night. (It wasn’t Pecknold’s first time performing it.) More than half a century after its release, “Lopin’ Along” is apparently becoming a standard.After that Judee Sill cover, Florence Welch stuck around to perform her own songs “Dog Days Are Over” and “Free,” with Bleachers and fellow performers Rachel Zegler, Claud, Samia, and Annie DiRusso backing her up.Earlier in the evening, Bleachers backed up Rainey Qualley, Jack Antonoff’s sister-in-law, on “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.”Rachel Zegler, star of stage and screen, covered Joni Mitchell’s “Rlver” with Bleachers behind her. Unsurprisingly, she sang the shit out of it. Trey Anastasio joined Bleachers on their song “Goodmorning,” as well as a cover of Jonathan Richman’s not-exactly-seasonal “That Summer Feeling.” Anastasio sang lead on the Richman cover, with Claud, Samia, Annie DiRusso, and Hank Heaven joining in. After Anastasio’s appearance, Hayley Williams joined Bleachers to perform her songs “Good Ol’ Days” and “Love Me Different.” Williams, it’s worth noting, is donating one dollar from every ticket sale on her 2026 tour to the Ally Coalition. The night ended with Williams joining Bleachers for “Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call,” which has become the traditional closing number for the Ally Coalition Talent Show. Shout out to one IronChefWong for putting basically the entire show on YouTube.