Full lineup announced for Mavis Staples’ 80th birthday celebration

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Mavis Staples at Coachella 2016 (Photo courtesy of Coachella)
Mavis Staples at Coachella 2016 (Photo courtesy of Coachella)

The Mavis Staples’ 80th birthday bash is shaping up to be quite an affair.

The full lineup for the “Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples” night on May 22 at the Theatre at Ace Hotel has been announced. Here are the boldfaced names: Benjamin Booker, Griffin and Taylor Goldsmith (of Dawes), Jason Isbell, Jerry Harrison, Joe Henry, Lucius, M. Ward, Phoebe Bridgers, Son Little, Trombone Shorty and the War and Treaty.

Staples turns 80 in July, but the concert — one of three celebrations (including ones at the Apollo Theater in New York and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville) — is timed to coincide with the May 10 release of her new album, “We Get By,” produced by Ben Harper.

Tickets on sale now.

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