Young@Heart NYC
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Young@Heart NYC brings its chorus to Joe’s Pub for an early evening performance. The group is made up of singers aged 75 and older, though the bill does not name individual performers or indicate what accompaniment, if any, will be used. No guest, tribute, release, residency, or other special framing for this date has been announced, so the focus is on the chorus itself and its songbook.
Based in New York, Young@Heart NYC began in fall 2025 as the first satellite of the world-renowned Young@Heart, the name associated with the 2007 documentary. Its repertoire reaches across rock, pop, R&B, punk, post-punk, and international music, placing familiar songs and less expected material in the voices of an older ensemble. The group describes its mission as “to eliminate ageism and shatter stereotypes.” Sing for Hope says its renditions “inspire and delight,” and can make audiences “dance, cry, laugh, cheer, and sing along.” Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields and Noah Britton have been named as Young@Heart NYC collaborators at Joe’s Pub on other occasions, but neither is confirmed for this performance.
The stage is set in a converted library space with a striped bar and photos of legends like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse lining the walls. You'll find yourself seated on velvet couches or at candle-lit tables, close enough to hear every note from the back. The sound, engineered by technicians who've worked with John Legend and The Notorious B.I.G., is consistently ranked among the best in New York. Three shows a day, dinner and drinks served throughout, and a menu ranging from Italian small plates to craft cocktails; it's a place where music and conversation flow together, and where both rising stars and legends have made their U.S. debuts.