UPDATE 3/4: Two additional names were added to the 2024 Love Rocks lineup on Monday (March 4). Dave Grohl will perform at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre and Martin Short will join in for a special guest appearance on Thursday (March 7) night. The concert will also be livestreamed at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, with proceeds from livestream tickets (and IRL tickets) going to help New Yorkers living with severe and chronic illness.
The eighth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver will take place at the Beacon Theatre on March 7 and feature sets from the Black Keys, Hozier, Nile Rodgers, Rage Against the Machine guitarist and solo star Tom Morello and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder, among many others.
The fundraiser for the organization that cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals to people who are too sick to cook for themselves will be hosted by comedians Conan O’Brien, Tracy Morgan and Jim Gaffigan and also feature performances from Bettye Lavette, Joss Stone, Allison Russell, Emily King, Marcus King, Lucius, Larkin Poe, Trombone Shorty and Struts singer Luke Spiller.
The show, executive produced by fashion icon John Varvatos, concert producer Greg Williamson and concert/events producer Nicole Rechter, will announce additional acts in the lead-up to this year’s event; the gig’s music director/band leader will be CBS Orchestra leader Will Lee. The house band will feature a killer lineup of all-stars, including  Steve Gadd (James Taylor, Paul Simon), Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live), Larry Campbell (Levon Helm, Bob Dylan), Eric Krasno (Soulive, Phil Lesh & Friends), Pedrito Martinez (Bruce Springsteen, Camila Cabello), Jeff Babko (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), Michael Bearden (Lady Gaga) and a six-piece horn section.
Since its 2017 launch, Love Rocks NYC has raised more than $30 million and helped fund the delivery of three million meals to New Yorkers living with illness, according to a release announcing this year’s gig. Presale tickets for the show will be available on Thursday (Feb. 8) beginning at 10 a.m. ET, with the public onsale kicking off at 10 a.m. ET on Friday (Feb. 9); click here for more information on tickets.
This story originally appeared on Billboard
