October 8, 2026 would have been John Prine’s 80th birthday. The Prine Family and the Hello in There Foundation are marking the occasion with Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine, a tribute concert at The Chicago Theatre bringing together a wide community of artists to perform their favorite Prine songs, backed by his longtime live band.
Host and performer John C. Reilly leads a lineup that already includes Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff, Amos Lee, Andrew Sa, Briscoe, Jon Langford, Josh Ritter, Joy Oladokun, Kathleen Edwards, Margo Price, Noeline Hofmann, Ratboys, Shemekia Copeland, Steve Earle, The Cactus Blossoms, and The Sullivan Sisters, with more names still to be announced.
Additional events are planned across October 8–11, with full details coming in the weeks ahead. Proceeds benefit the Hello in There Foundation’s ongoing grantmaking, which since 2021 has distributed nearly $1.4 million in community grants to more than 100 organizations addressing food insecurity, housing, mental health, immigrant and refugee justice, addiction recovery, and more.
The foundation’s mission mirrors what Prine embodied across 5 decades: the belief that every life is worth singing about, and that music, at its best, is an act of community.