A concert in San Francisco will honor Joan Baez, who will perform alongside Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Morello, Lucinda Williams and others.
Joan Baez stopped touring in 2019, but it is still possible to see her perform on special occasions. And in February 2025, the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund will honor him with a benefit concert.
On February 8, Joan Baez will perform at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco alongside Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Morello, Lucinda Williams, Hozier, Margo Price, Rosanne Cash, Taj Majal, Joe Henry and Ramblin' Jack Elliot. Tickets go on sale Friday.
In 2024, the folk music legend has made several appearances on stage, including at the Newport Folk Festival last summer, the same festival where she made her stage debut in 1959. There she sang ” The Weight » by The Band alongside Hozier and Mavis Staples, as well as “ America the Beautiful “. In February, she resumed “ Don't Think Twice, It's All Right » by Dylan for the benefit of Tibet House in New York, with Maggie Rogers.
“ I prefer the expression “stop touring” rather than “retire”she explained to WECB in 2019. I cannot accept this word. I think what will become central for me will be painting, because it's pretty well established now that I'm turning to that. That's not why I decided to stop touring, but when I think about it, I tell myself that I will be able to devote myself to it, now that there are no more interruptions. I have never taken a lot of time to do nothing, which seems very important to me, especially at my age, to contemplate what is going to happen. In this culture, we spend most of our time trying to avoid it. I would like to have a more Buddhist approach. »
