‘Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson’ was just announced and will take place at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Oct. 17. Headliners include Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Bob Weir.
Forget Cripple Creek.
All of Robbie Robertson’s friends and admirers are headed to Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Thursday, Oct. 17 for the one-night-only ‘Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson’ concert, in honor of the recently deceased Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Icons set to take part in the star-studded, Martin Scorsese-produced affair include ’60s and ’70s icons Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Bobby Weir, Mavis Staples and Taj Mahal.
Noah Kahan, Elvis Costello, Eric Church, Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price will also pay their respects to The Band founder.
We’re still just getting started.
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, My Morning Jacket singer Jim James, Lucinda Williams, Warren Haynes and Bruce Hornsby are slated to perform as well.
In total, 23 artists have been confirmed for ‘Life Is a Carnival’ with more on the way.
