The New Jersey-bred trio Yo La Tengo have announced their annual Hanukkah run will return this year. Yo La Tengo started celebrating Hanukkah with these shows back in 2001, however, last year in the midst of the pandemic the group could only offer a single Hanukkah live stream on the final night of the eight-day holiday.
In a return to normalcy, the event will be held at New York City's Bowery Ballroom, this time from Nov. 28 through Dec. 5. Hanukkah will start on Nov. 28 and run through the evening of Dec. 6.
As is tradition, each show will feature a surprise guest opener, a comedian and benefit a charity. Past guests include David Byrne, John Oliver, Sarah Silverman, Ray Davies, Syl Johnson, Lucinda Williams, and Graham Nash.
Yo La Tengo guitarist Ira Kaplan's mother Marilyn Kaplan confirmed the run on Friday when she joined the group for a cover of Anita Bryant's "My Little Corner of the World." Marilyn traditionally joins Yo La Tengo for the tune at the end of their Hanukkah run each year.
Read Relix's story on their 2020 celebration here.
Get tickets to the event here.
Read a note from Ira Kaplan below:
Shammash-ing Time!
Hi everybody, here to tell you that Hanukkah is just around the corner. (No kidding–it’s early this year!) And that we are going to return to the Bowery Ballroom and play all eight nights, just like we did before life got in the way. Comics, opening acts, whatever other nonsense we can cobble together, and the money will be given away. I’d consider writing more, but it still feels a little unreal to be contemplating this. And yet here we are.
Hanukkah starts on Sunday, November 28 and continues through Sunday, December 5. You must be fully vaccinated to enter the Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are $50 each and will go on sale on Friday, October 8 at 12 pm (noon) EDT. OK, gotta start practicing!
