With Special Guest sets by Jackson Browne & Margo Price

In honor of Mavis Staples’ 85th birthday, a very special celebration has been scheduled in her hometown of Chicago on Friday night, December 6 at The Auditorium. The evening will feature special guest sets by Jackson Browne and Margo Price, followed by a headlining performance with Mavis and her band.

Reserved seats become available on Friday, September 13 at 10:00 am CT and can be purchased through AXS.com. There’s a 4-ticket limit per purchase. The show is being presented and produced by Jam Productions and 16” on Center and is part of the 93XRT Fall Jam Series. $1.00 for every ticket sold will benefit the Lin Brehmer Scholars Fund, a charitable organization that provides college scholarship support to individuals that excel in music.  

Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Staples is the kind of once-in-a-generation artist whose impact on music and culture would be difficult to overstate. She’s both a Blues and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer; a civil rights icon; a GRAMMY Award-winner; a chart-topping soul/gospel/R&B pioneer; a National Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient; and a Kennedy Center honoree. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., performed at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, and sang in Barack Obama’s White House. She’s collaborated with everyone from Prince and Bob Dylan to Arcade Fire and Hozier, blown away countless festivalgoers from Newport Folk and Glastonbury to Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, performed with The Band at The Last Waltz, and graced the airwaves on Fallon, Colbert, Ellen, Austin City Limits, Jools Holland, the GRAMMYs, and more. At a time when most artists begin to wind down, Staples ramped things up, releasing a trio of critically acclaimed albums in her 70’s with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy that prompted Pitchfork to rave that “her voice has only gained texture and power over the years” and People to proclaim that she “provides the comfort of a higher power.” In between records with Tweedy, Staples teamed up with a slew of other younger artists including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Nick Cave, Ben Harper, Valerie June, tUnE-yArDs, and M. Ward among others. Mavis’ newest single, Worthy, has landed in the top five of the Triple-A radio chart, making it her biggest radio hit in decades.

Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

Show time is 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Location: The Auditorium

Tickets on sale Friday, September 13

For further information, contact John Soss – [email protected] or 312-266-6262