11x Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile will livestream her sold out show at Minneapolis’ Target Center this Saturday, February 21 in support of Minnesota’s The Advocates for Human Rights. “Be Human: A Concert for Minneapolis” will broadcast live for free at Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current at 89.3 FM in Minneapolis and St. Paul and everywhere at TheCurrent.org (audio) and via a paid ticketed option at VEEPS (audio and video). The VEEPS livestream will be available for 48 hours and is the only opportunity to see Carlile’s “The Human Tour” from home. The Head and the Heart hit the stage at 7:00PM CT, and Carlile hits the stage at 8:15PM CT.
Through Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation, $2 from every concert ticket will be donated to The Advocates for Human Rights as well as all proceeds from VEEPS livestream tickets.
VEEPS livestream ticket price is $29.99. Purchase tickets HERE.
There is a limited edition commemorative t-shirt available for purchase HERE – with proceeds going to The Advocates for Human Rights. Carlile shares, “I couldn’t bring myself to get onstage in Minneapolis in front of over 12,000 people without recognizing what Minnesotans are going through. I wanted to take this opportunity to harness the power of music and raise funds for The Advocates for Human Rights, who need our funding to heal generations of trauma at the hands of ICE. Now, more than ever, it is vital that we continue to hold each other and take action to stop the hate that is spreading through our country. What affects one of us, affects all of us and we need to continue to look out for each other.”
“Music has had the power to connect, soothe, empower, and meet the moment,” says Lindsay Kimball, program director at The Current. “Brandi’s music means so much to The Current and our community, and to be able to share it with everyone – live on air – connects and supports all of us during this time.”
Carlile kicked off her extensive “The Human Tour” last week with sold out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden (two nights), Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena and Boston’s TD Garden, of which The Boston Herald praised: “Brandi’s unmistakable vocal delivery with a towering band, her strange and perfect songs done with all the drama they deserve, her infectious enthusiasm for performing, all combined to prove she belongs in this big place. Even if she can make it feel so small.” She will continue to tour through this fall including stops at Inglewood’s Kia Forum, London’s The O2, Dublin’s 3Arena, and Paris’ La Seine Musicale among many others.
Carlile will also return to The Gorge Amphitheatre this spring with her “Echoes Through the Canyon” weekend on May 29, 30 and 31. The Highwomen will headline night 3 — recently added due to overwhelming demand. Additional special guests across The Gorge weekend include Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Wynonna Judd, I’m With Her, Brittney Spencer and Sara Bareilles. See below for complete tour itinerary.
The upcoming performances celebrate Carlile’s acclaimed new album, Returning To Myself, which was produced by Carlile, Andrew Watt, Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon and debuted at #7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart this past fall. Stream/purchase HERE. (Interscope Records/Lost Highway). Following the release, Carlile recently unveiled a new live version of her song, “Human,” featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra. Listen to/share “Human (live with the BBC Concert Orchestra)” HERE and watch the performance HERE.
In the midst of yet another monumental year, Carlile performed a “gorgeous” (Billboard) rendition of “America The Beautiful” at Super Bowl LX this past weekend (watch HERE) and recently returned to NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series and NBC’s Saturday Night Live as musical guest for the fourth time, was featured on The Howard Stern Show, NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin and The Drew Barrymore Show, and spoke with The New York Times for an in-depth profile.