Robert Plant leads the bill for a June 23 benefit concert for Love principal Arthur Lee, who is battling leukemia. Also set for the show at New York’s Beacon Theatre are New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, the Ian Hunter Band, Love guitarist Johnny Echols, Yo La Tengo and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah vocalist Alec Ounsworth (leading what organizers describe as an “indie-rock supergroup”).
Tickets go on sale Friday (May 12) via Ticketmaster. Fans can also donate to a fund earmarked for Lee’s medical expenses via TheLoveSociety.com.
Highlighted by the 1967 masterpiece “Forever Changes,” Love crafted some of the most celebrated rock’n’roll of the psychedelic rock era. But its legacy languished in the ensuing years due to Lee’s unpredictable behavior and prison stint on a weapons violation.
After being released from jail in late 2001, Lee assembled a new version of Love that enjoyed success touring in Europe and North America, often playing “Forever Changes” in its entirety. Of late, Lee has drafted yet another new lineup of Love in his new Memphis homebase.
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