Bruce Springsteen at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival in July. Photo: Jim Dyson, Getty Images
These Grammy Week benefit events just keep getting bigger and bigger. Case in point: the lineup for the next MusiCares Person of the Year gala, this time saluting Bruce Springsteen on Feb. 8 at the L.A. Convention Center.
As in the past, the roster is a mix of fellow legends, including previous honorees Elton John, Sting and Neil Young, as well as upstarts new to the party, like Alabama Shakes and Mumford & Sons.
Other artists who will pay tribute to the Boss by performing one of his songs include “Because the Night” co-author Patti Smith, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, Jackson Browne, Kenny Chesney, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Faith Hill, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Juanes, John Legend, Dixie Chicks vocalist Natalie Maines, Tim McGraw, Tom Morello (a frequent live guest of Springsteen’s) and gospel-soul great Mavis Staples. Jon Stewart will host.
You can’t go — the pricey 23rd charity bash sold out weeks ago, with proceeds supporting MusiCares’ emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery programs. What’s worth getting mildly excited about is the inevitable DVD release, although it typically takes more than a year for that memento to surface.
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