Buddy Guy’s 90th Birthday Concert to Bring Clapton, Mayer and Blues Royalty to Radio City Music Hall

Buddy Guy will mark his 90th birthday with a concert titled “Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Celebration” at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The show has already sold out, but fans anywhere can watch through a paid livestream on nugs.net.

• 23 total artists, including Buddy Guy, are set to take the Radio City stage that night.
• Guy actually turned 90 on July 30, 2026, but chose to hold his headline celebration until October 1.
• Resale tickets were still listed as of publication, starting at $1,199 with fees on Vivid Seats and reaching $7,684 for pit seating.
• Livestream pricing runs $39.99 for HD and $49.99 for 4K, with a discount available for new nugs subscribers.

Who Is Performing at Buddy Guy’s Radio City Birthday Show?

The bill assembled for Guy’s milestone night reads like a summit of blues and rock guitar talent. Confirmed names include Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Jimmie Vaughan, Aloe Blacc, Robert Cray, and Susan Tedeschi with Derek Trucks.

Also on the lineup are Shemekia Copeland, Eric Gales, Samantha Fish,, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ivan Neville, Bobby Rush, Isaiah Sharkey, Ally Venable, Willie Weeks and Kim Wilson. Together with Guy, that brings the night’s performer count to 23.

How to Watch the Buddy Guy 90th Birthday Livestream

Because the in-person show sold out shortly after its June 2026 announcement, organizers set up an official pay-per-view stream through the nugs platform. The broadcast will be offered in both HD and 4K, purchasable through the nugs mobile app, on nugs.net directly, or on connected TV devices such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Google TV.

HD access is priced at $39.99, while the 4K option costs $49.99. New nugs customers can save 25 percent by choosing the platform’s “Buy & Subscribe” bundle, which also grants access to the service’s broader catalog of concert audio and past livestreams. A share of the proceeds from ticket sales will go to the American Cancer Society, which Guy has named as his charity of choice.

Filmmaker Martyn Atkins is directing the livestream, and Steve Jordan is serving as music director for the event. The concert is being staged by Blackbird Presents in partnership with Live Nation.

What Buddy Guy Has Said About the Celebration

Guy previewed the emotional weight of the show in a statement issued when it was first announced. “Can’t wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving, and playing the Blues with all my friends,” he said. “We’ll make it a night not just for me, but for the folks who taught us, the friends we’ve played with, and the ones coming up behind us.”

Buddy Guy’s Tour Plans After Radio City

Guy isn’t stopping after Radio City. He is scheduled to continue touring North America from October 8 through October 29, 2026, wrapping up the run with a performance at Graceland Soundstage in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 29.

Buddy Guy’s Career Honors

Guy’s career achievements include nine Grammy Awards, a 2005 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also collected 38 Blues Music Awards, the Billboard Century Award, the Presidential National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor.

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