The Seventh Annual LOVE ROCKS NYC
Benefit Concert for God’s Love We Deliver
To Be Live Streamed From The Beacon Theatre
on Thursday March 9, 2023
Executive produced by John Varvatos, Greg Williamson and Nicole Rechter
Presented by Bloomberg Philanthropies
Appearances by Stephen Colbert, Andy Cohen,
Chevy Chase, Phoebe Robinson, Gina Gershon,
David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris
Stellar all-star lineup of rock, blues and soul music stars to include
James Taylor, John Mayer Trio, Sheryl Crow, Mavis Staples,
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, St. Vincent, Rufus Wainwright, Gary Clark Jr.,
Jim James, Warren Haynes, Ledisi, The War and Treaty and Bernie Williams
The seventh annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver will now also be shown as a livestream event from the historic Beacon Theatre in NYC on Thursday, March 9. Fans in NYC and elsewhere can experience this memorable night of music by signing up at loverocksnyc.com and for a $20 fee will be able to access a livestream link to the concert via Fans.Live while also helping support the organization as $20 = 2 Meals for New Yorkers living with severe and chronic illness.
Executive produced by iconic international fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC Douglas Elliman 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, Phoebe Robinson, and newly added special guests Gina Gershon, David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris, the concert will support and honor the work of the cherished New York-based not-for-profit. The organization, 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 nearly 11,000 New Yorkers living with and affected by severe illness.
Since launching in 2017, the annual LOVE ROCKS NYC concerts have brought together an astonishing lineup of musical talent, raising more than $25 million to date and helping to fund more than 2.5 million meals to 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 the seventh anniversary, the LOVE ROCKS NYC 2023 all-star lineup, led by Music Director and Band Leader Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra), will feature James Taylor, John Mayer Trio, Sheryl Crow, Mavis Staples, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, St. Vincent, Rufus Wainwright, Gary Clark Jr., Jim James, Warren Haynes, Ledisi, The War and Treaty and Bernie Williams.
The outstanding house band 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. Ken Dashow of Q104.3 Radio will also serve as the evening’s “voice of god.”
See here for the LOVE ROCKS NYC 2023 lineup teaser video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XRJiHf4bu30&feature=youtu.be
The evening’s sponsors are Bloomberg Philanthropies, RJKB Family Charitable Foundation and Secunda Family Foundation. Additional sponsors include The Altman Family Foundation, CAA Brand Management, The Campbell/Ribbecke Family, Condé Nast, Daily Provisions, DK Display Corp., Gramercy Tavern, John F Lyons & Susannah Gray, The Williamson Group at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, On This Day, Villa One Tequila, RWE Partners and official media sponsors The Wall Street Journal, iHeartMedia and Q104.3 Radio.
For more information, please visit: loverocksnyc.com