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Mavis Staples 85: All-Star Birthday Concert

Thursday, April 18, 2024 8:00 PM
  • YouTube Theater, 1011 Stadium Dr., Inglewood
$60 and up
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Mavis Staples holds a mic out to the crowd while performing. Behind her on stage are backup singers, all bathed in blue, red, and purple light.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 13: Mavis Staples performs onstage at the Hudson River Park Friends 2022 Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 13, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hudson River Park Friends)
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Mavis Staples — civil rights activist, gospel and soul singer, and all-around national treasure — turns 85 this year and is celebrating her big day in style. Superstar friends like Hozier, Robert Randolph, Jackson Brown, the Black Pumas, Grace Potter, Norah Jones, and more will hit the stage with the "I’ll Take You There" singer.