One of the longest-running and most renowned live cultural events in New York City, the Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, will return to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on March 3, 2025, at 7:30 PM, with Artistic Directors Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson at the helm. Now in its 38th year, the benefit concert promises an evening of extraordinary performances, camaraderie, and one-night-only collaborations. Anderson will be joined by GRAMMY Award-winning alternative jazz artist Arooj Aftab, five-time GRAMMY Award-winning African music icon Angélique Kidjo, international punk band Gogol Bordello, The Philip Glass Ensemble (PGE), known for their unparalleled interpretations of Glass’s work, Tibetan artist, composer, and cultural ambassador Tenzin Choegyal, GRAMMY Award-winning electro-acoustic string quartet The Scorchio Quartet, and many more artists to be announced in the new year. Uma Thurman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Arden Wohl, and Jonah Freeman will serve as the evening’s honorary chairs.
Few events have withstood the test of time like this annual concert, which has been a standout for over three and a half decades. Consistently sold out, it has brought together some of the most legendary and exciting names in music and art, dazzling audiences with a unique mix of surprising and mesmerizing performances.
Tickets for the concert are on sale now ($49–$220). Visit www.carnegiehall.org to purchase, call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800, or visit the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th Street and Seventh Avenue). Special gala packages starting at $500 are also available, including prime concert tickets and an elegant dinner reception with the performers and notable members of New York City society. To purchase gala packages, visit https://thus.org/ or call Tibet House US at 212.807.0563.
All proceeds support the work of Tibet House US, a non-profit educational institution and cultural embassy founded in 1987 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to ensure the survival of Tibet’s unique civilization.
Throughout its rich history, the one-of-a-kind Tibet House US Benefit Concert has featured hundreds of world-class artists, including Alabama Shakes, boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Carly Simon, David Bowie, Stephen Colbert, Lou Reed, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Jones, FKA twigs, The Roots, Jim James, Vampire Weekend, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Bowen Yang, Joan Baez, Blood Orange, Sigur Rós, R.E.M., Emmylou Harris, Jon Batiste, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jason Isbell, Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips, Keanu Reeves, Eddie Vedder, Annie Lennox, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, Cage The Elephant, Cyndi Lauper, and Trey Anastasio, among many others. The event has received widespread acclaim from outlets such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, Billboard, Vogue, and more.
