Love Rocks NYC Concert Celebrates 40 Years of God's Love We Deliver

The 10th annual benefit concert returns to the Beacon Theatre on March 5 with an all-star lineup.

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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The 10th annual Love Rocks NYC concert is set to take place on March 5 at the Beacon Theatre, bringing together renowned musicians to raise funds for God's Love We Deliver, a nonprofit that has provided medically tailored meals to New Yorkers with life-altering illnesses for the past 40 years. The concert has raised $65 million over the past decade, helping to fund 6.5 million meals.

Why it matters

The Love Rocks NYC concert has become one of New York City's signature charitable music events, bringing together the music industry's biggest names to support the vital work of God's Love We Deliver. As the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary, the concert serves as a meaningful way to honor its legacy and continue providing essential services to those in need.

The details

This year's Love Rocks NYC concert will feature performances by Paul Simon, Mary J. Blige, Goo Goo Dolls, Susanna Hoffs, Nile Rodgers and Chic, and Jon Batiste, among others. The event is produced by Nicole Rechter, Greg Williamson, and fashion designer John Varvatos, and is expected to draw celebrity guests such as JB Smoove, Jeff Ross, Julianne Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg.

  • The 10th annual Love Rocks NYC concert is scheduled for March 5, 2026.
  • God's Love We Deliver was founded in 1985 during the height of the AIDS pandemic.

The players

God's Love We Deliver

A nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to people too sick to cook or shop for themselves. The organization has been serving clients with more than 200 diagnoses for the past 40 years.

Nicole Rechter

A concert and events producer and one of the three executive producers of Love Rocks NYC, alongside Greg Williamson and fashion designer John Varvatos.

Greg Williamson

A concert producer and real estate broker, and one of the three executive producers of Love Rocks NYC.

Terrence Meck

The president and CEO of God's Love We Deliver.

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What they’re saying

“Love Rocks was the perfect name for this show because the amount of love put into this project, into this room, onto this stage, into the audience, even the Beacon Theatre itself, the entire staff brings love. It's extraordinary.”

— Nicole Rechter, Concert and events producer (ny1.com)

“There's no filler in this lineup. It's just one great artist after another. Having the Goo Goo Dolls, having Linda Perry, having Hozier back, Warren Haynes coming back, Jon Batiste's first time doing it, Elvis Costello's first time doing it.”

— Greg Williamson, Concert producer and real estate broker (ny1.com)

“To be doing this concert on our 40th anniversary — celebrating 10 years of Love Rocks — it's going to be an iconic year. I mean it always is, but this year especially, there's so much to celebrate.”

— Terrence Meck, President and CEO of God's Love We Deliver (ny1.com)

What’s next

Tickets for the 10th annual Love Rocks NYC concert on March 5, 2026, are on sale now.

The takeaway

The Love Rocks NYC concert has become a cherished annual event that brings together the music industry's biggest names to support the vital work of God's Love We Deliver, an organization that has been providing medically tailored meals to New Yorkers in need for the past 40 years. The concert's continued success is a testament to the power of music to drive positive change in the community.