Manhattan for the Holidays:
The Wainwrights Return!
At Town Hall on Sunday, December 6th (6PM Doors, 7PM Show)
Rufus and Martha Wainwright return to New York City's Town Hall on December 6 for their annual holiday benefit concert, continuing a beloved family tradition inspired by the legendary McGarrigle-Wainwright holiday shows. Joined by special guests Cyndi Lauper, Alice Phoebe Lou, Jenni Muldaur, Justin Vivian Bond, Mario Cantone, Loudon Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sloan Wainwright, Suzzy Rouch, and more to be announced.* The evening will feature festive favorites, family classics, and unforgettable collaborations.
Proceeds benefit The Kate McGarrigle Fund and Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project, both honoring Rufus and Martha Wainwright's mother.
The Holly Circle VIP Package - $400
Get the best seat in the house — an orchestra seat for a night that's been a Wainwright/McGarrigle tradition for over two decades, then stick around after the final song for the Afterparty at Town Hall, where the holiday spirit (and probably a surprise guest or two) keeps going. Includes: One (1) premium orchestra seat + admission to the Town Hall Afterparty + a special City Winery artist wine bottle with an exclusive label featuring Three Castles (1998) by Laurie Simmons.
The Family Circle VIP Package - $5,000
This is where the tradition actually lives — the room where the Wainwrights and McGarrigles have been trading songs, teasing each other, and figuring out the setlist for generations. Get an all-access pass to soundcheck and backstage on show night, December 6th, before taking your VIP seats. You'll walk away with a signed poster, a keepsake from a night most people only hear about. Includes: 2 VIP tickets to soundcheck + backstage tour (12/6), signed poster, and a special City Winery artist wine bottle with an exclusive label featuring Three Castles (1998) by Laurie Simmons.
The Inner Circle VIP Package - $10,000
The full experience, start to finish. Two days inside the tradition: rehearsal on December 5th, then soundcheck, backstage, and the best seats in the house on the 6th. And when the finale hits, the moment every Wainwright/McGarrigle show builds to, the whole family (and every guest artist) onstage together — you'll be up there with them. Two spots, center stage, for the last song of the night. Then it's straight to the Afterparty, and home with a signed poster. Only one of these exists. It won't happen twice. Includes: 2 VIP tickets, rehearsal access (12/5), soundcheck + backstage tour (12/6), best seats in the house, 2 onstage spots for the finale, Afterparty admission, signed poster, an exclusive print of Three Castles (1998) by Laurie Simmons, and a special City Winery artist wine bottle with an exclusive label featuring Three Castles (1998) by Laurie Simmons.