Love Rocks NYC

Love Rocks NYC is an annual benefit concert, first held in 2017, that benefits non-profit God's Love We Deliver. The concert is held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and was founded by menswear designer John Varvatos, Nicole Rechter and Greg Williamson.
History.
The annual concert was started in 2017 by Varvatos, Rechter and Williamson, who came up with the idea after speaking together at a fundraising dinner for God's Love We Deliver, of which Williamson is a board member. The concert raises money for the charity, which provides meals for those too sick to make, purchase or prepare meals themselves.
The concert features different Musicians and presenters every year. The house band, led by Will Lee with members Paul Shaffer, Eric Krasno, Larry Campbell, Steve Gadd and Shawn Pelton, plays every year.
The inaugural event was held at the Beacon Theatre on March 9, 2017.
As of June 2020, the event has raised $9 million in proceeds and has funded one million meals.
2017.
The inaugural lineup included the following artists and presenters:
The 2017 festival raised $1.5 million.
2018.
The second show took place on March 15, 2018 and was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.
Performers and presenters included:
The 2018 festival raised $2 million.
2019.
The 2019 show took place on March 7, 2019, which coincided with the 34th anniversary of the founding of God's Love We Deliver. It was hosted by Bill Murray and Martin Short. Goldberg was also scheduled to host, but pulled out due to health reasons.
The show featured presenters and artists like:
The 2019 festival raised $2.3 million.
2020.
The 4th annual Love Rocks NYC took place on March 12, 2020 as a restricted attendance-only event and all performances were live-streamed. The evening's emcees were Paul Shaffer and Tamara Tunie and late-night television host David Letterman made a surprise appearance.
The lineup included:
The event raised $3 million, all of which went to God's Love We Deliver, as expenses were underwritten by The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation.
2021.
The 5th annual show will take place at the Beacon Theater on June 3, 2021, if allowed by New York state and city regulations.