John Prine Tribute Concert "Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine" Set for October 8

“Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine” – a tribute concert honoring the late beloved singer / songwriter – is planned for Oct. 8 at The Chicago Theatre. Organized by the Prine Family and benefiting the family’s Hello In There Foundation, the event commemorates Prine’s life and legacy two days before what would have been his 80 th birthday.

The concert includes songs from Prine’s vast catalogue of iconic songs. Backed by Prine’s longtime live band, the initial lineup includes host and performer John C. Reilly, along with 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, The Sullivan Sisters and more to be announced.

General onsale for “Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine” begins at 10:00 AM/CT May 15, following an artist pre-sale starting at 10:00 AM/CT on May 13 and an Old Town School of Folk Music presale at 10:00 AM/CT on May 14.

Born in Maywood, Illinois in 1946, Prine wrote his earliest songs while working as a mail carrier in Chicago, composing lyrics in his head on long postal routes. It was Chicago’s vibrant folk community that nurtured his artistry and in 2020 he was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois. “Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine” will serve as the centerpiece to a milestone weekend that the Prine Family’s Hello in There Foundation is organizing alongside Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, Siskel Film Center and other civic and nonprofit community partners in the same neighborhoods where Prine’s musical journey began.

Additional events will be announced in the coming weeks and months, with proceeds from “Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine” benefiting The Hello in There Foundation’s ongoing grantmaking in his memory. Since the Prine family created The Hello in There Foundation in 2021 after Prine’s death in 2020, it has provided nearly $1.4 million in community grants to more than 100 organizations addressing issues such as food insecurity, housing, mental health, immigrant and refugee justice, addiction recovery and more.

Ahead of “Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine,” fans can also experience his enduring influence at “Songwriters Celebrate John Prine,” a creative collaboration with Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Taking place June 9 at Filene Center in Vienna, Virginia, and marking America’s 250th Anniversary in the National Park for the Performing Arts, the lineup features friends and collaborators such as Emmylou Harris, Margo Price, Patty Griffin, I’m With Her, Lucius, Allison Russell, Hayes Carll, Jobi Riccio, Fancy Hagood and Tommy Prine.

On May 29, the Prine Family will host a virtual premiere of “You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine,” the new star-studded tribute concert film captured in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Following its debut in select theatres across the country, the virtual screening will feature a live chat with Fiona Prine and other members of the family. The film will be available on-demand through Sunday, May 31.

_Originally reported by [Pollstar](https://news.pollstar.com/2026/05/12/john-prine-tribute-concert-planned-for-oct-8-at-the-chicago-theatre/)._