Theatre Within announced today it will present the 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute at 8 p.m. Nov. 12th at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The concert, which will benefit the Playing for Change Foundation, will "honor the memory of John Lennon and celebrate his music, his passion for peace and his love for New York City."
The lineup of performers will include Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, Keb’ Mo’, Joan Osborne, Martin Sexton, Shelby Lynne, Taj Mahal, Meshell Ndegeocello, Alejandro Escovedo, the Playing For Change Band, The Kennedys, Vusi Mahlasela, Rich Pagano of the Fab Faux, YouTube sensation Chris Bliss, Wendy Osserman Dance and the Tribute’s co-creator and MAD Magazine Senior Editor Joe Raiola.
Tickets go on sale on at 10 a.m. Sept. 20th and will be available on www.BeaconTheatre.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 866-858-0008. Ticket prices are $304.50 for VIP Seats, $179.50, $139.50, $99.50 and $79.50. Additional information is available at LennonTribute.org, which features an online press kit and photos, videos from past Tributes, a Tribute blog and original exclusive content for John Lennon fans everywhere.
Theatre Within, a nonprofit performing arts presenter, has produced the annual John Lennon Tribute since 1981. Organizers say it's the only ongoing tribute show in the country to have the support of Yoko Ono.
Comments
This is the best line-up they could muster? Not a single A-lister in the group. Compare this to all the big names who played for Paul at the White House. As a Lennon fan, I'm disappointed. John doesn't seem to have the cache he once did. I don't anticipate any kind of mainstream sales success with his upcoming reissues unfortunately. Hopefully I'm wrong.
I'm actually happy with some of the people in the lineup Patti Smith is one of my favorites after the Beatles. Can't go wrong with Taj Mahal, Alejandro Escovedo, or Shelby Lynne either.
I already bought a ticket (pre-sale), and am looking forward to the show.
There's another Lennon tribute show in Liverpool.
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