Michael Stipe, Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson among performers at Tibet House US Benefit Concert

This year's Tibet House US Benefit Concert took place on March 3, in Carnegie Hall, Manhattan.

The event featured a range of musicians, including Laurie Anderson, Michael Stipe, Jackson Browne, Orville Peck, Patti Smith, Allison Russell, Gogol Bordello, Tenzin Choegyal, Anglélique Kidjo, and more.

 

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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe performed a rendition of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World', joined by Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal. Stipe also read Max Ehrmann's poem Desiderata.

Patti Smith read a passage from Allen Ginsberg's Howl, followed by a performance of 'Peaceable Kingdom', alongside her daughter Jesse.

Laurie Anderson, who co-founded Tibet House US with Philip Glass, sang a version of 'Junior Dad', using recordings of her late husband Lou Reed. She followed the performance with advice to the audience on navigating a difficult world.

"Lou and I came up with three rules to live by when there's just not enough time to think," Anderson said. "Number one, don't be afraid of anyone. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you weren't afraid of anyone?"

"Number two, get a really good bullshit detector and learn how to use it," she added. "Number three, be really tender."

To end the night, every performer took to the stage for a group encore of Patti Smith's 'The People Have the Power.' Smith herself was absent for the final song.

The Tibet House US Benefit Concert is a yearly event which supports the charity's goal "to protect, preserve and empower" Tibetan Culture, and has become a staple of the New York music scene.