{"id":31606,"date":"2025-03-07T21:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/peter-frampton-michael-mcdonald-more-rock-at-9th-annual-love-rocks-nyc-concert\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T21:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:02:25","slug":"peter-frampton-michael-mcdonald-more-rock-at-9th-annual-love-rocks-nyc-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/peter-frampton-michael-mcdonald-more-rock-at-9th-annual-love-rocks-nyc-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald &amp; more rock at 9th annual Love Rocks NYC concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2025-03-07\/Getty_PeterFramptonMicahealMdDonaldFromLoveRocks_030725.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Peter Frampton and Michael McDonald attend the ninth annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert For God&#8217;s Love We Deliver\/Getty Images for LOVE ROCKS NYC\/photographer Dimitrios Kambouris\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ninth annual Love Rocks NYC concert took place at\u00a0New York&#8217;s Beacon Theatre Thursday, raising $4 million for the nonprofit God\u2019s Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people who are too sick to prepare them themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The concert featured an A-list lineup of talent, including\u00a0Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famers <strong>Peter Frampton <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Michael McDonald<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/search?page=2&amp;query=Love+Rocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>setlist.fm<\/strong><\/a>, McDonald performed\u00a0<strong>The Doobie Brothers<\/strong> tracks \u201cWhat\u00a0a Fool Believes,&#8221; which\u00a0he wrote with <strong>Kenny Loggins<\/strong>, and \u201cTakin\u2019 It to the Streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McDonald also joined the legendary <strong>Mavis Staples<\/strong>, a five-time Love Rocks performer, for a performance of \u201cI\u2019ll Take You There.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frampton treated the crowd to his iconic tune \u201cDo You Feel Like We Do&#8221; and also performed a cover of \u201cGeorgia (On My Mind).&#8221; He was\u00a0then joined by <strong>Phish<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>Trey Anastasio<\/strong> and 18-year-old guitarist <strong>Grace Bowers<\/strong> for a cover of <strong>George Harrison<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cMy Guitar Gently Weeps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cher<\/strong>\u00a0performed a trio of tunes at the concert: a cover of <strong>Marc Cohn<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cWalking in Memphis,\u201d \u201c(This Is) A Song for the Lonely&#8221; and her classic &#8220;Believe.\u201d <strong>Eurythmics<\/strong>\u2019 <strong>Dave Stewart<\/strong>\u00a0teamed with singer <strong>Vanessa Amorosi<\/strong> to perform Eurythmics classics \u201cHere Comes the Rain Again\u201d and \u201cSweet Dreams (Are Made of This).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The evening, hosted by comedians\u00a0<strong>Alex Edelman<\/strong>, <strong>Amy Schumer<\/strong>, <strong>Susie Essman<\/strong> and <strong>Tracy Morgan<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>also featured performances by\u00a0<strong>Beck<\/strong>, Anastasio, <strong>Alicia Keys<\/strong>, <strong>The Struts<\/strong>\u2019 <strong>Luke Spiller<\/strong>, punk rocker <strong>Jesse Malin<\/strong>, <strong>Black Pumas<\/strong>\u2019 <strong>Eric Burton<\/strong> and more, with the whole lineup coming out at the end for an all-star encore of <strong>Stevie Wonder<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cHigher Ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Love Rocks concert launched in 2017 and has now raised more than $50 million, enough to fund 5 million meals for New Yorkers in need.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. 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