Robbie Robertson L.A. tribute to feature Elvis Costello, Allison Russell and Hamilton’s Daniel Lanois – CBC

Jul 31, 2024

Life is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson takes place Los Angeles on Oct. 17

Elvis Costello, Allison Russell and Hamilton’s Daniel Lanois are among the musicians set to celebrate Robbie Robertson’s legacy at a concert supported by his friend Martin Scorsese.

Life is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson will unfold at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Oct. 17 with dozens of the late Canadian singer-songwriter’s friends, contemporaries and young artists he inspired among the lineup.

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They include Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Mavis Staples, who all appeared in the 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz,” which centred on Robertson’s legendary rock act the Band and was directed by Scorsese.

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