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: Jackson Browne Joe Walsh Bruce Willis Sam Moore Anthony Hamilton Aaron Neville Mavis Staples Michael McDonald Bill Murray Susan Tedeschi Derek Trucks Warren Haynes CeCe Winans Gary Clark, Jr. 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: Bill Murray Norah Jones Emmylou Harris Ziggy Marley Patty Smyth Lucinda Williams Mavis Staples Marc Cohn Billy Gibbons Gary Clark Jr Donald Fagen Keith Richards 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: Hozier Sheryl Crow Robert Plant Lukas Nelson Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart Buddy Guy Bernie Williams 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: Dave Matthews Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes Cyndi Lauper Jackson Browne Leon Bridges Warren