Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on October 1, 2026, featuring guest performances from Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and Susan Tedeschi. Fans worldwide can watch the sold-out event live through an official global pay-per-view livestream.
Global Streaming Access and Ticket Pricing
The Martyn Atkins-directed livestream, titled Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration, begins at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Viewers can purchase access directly through nugs.net or via the nugs mobile app on iOS and Android. Pricing is set at $39.99 for HD video and $49.99 for 4K video, with both options including 48 hours of on-demand viewing from the purchaser’s library.
New subscribers to nugs can select a “Buy & Subscribe” option to receive an automatic 25% discount on the pay-per-view pass. Once purchased, the stream can be watched on home screens using native apps for Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV. A portion of all livestream proceeds will directly benefit the American Cancer Society, maintaining Guy’s long-standing charity partnership.
An All-Star Lineup of Guitar Royalty
The concert brings together generations of blues and rock musicians influenced by Guy’s seven-decade career. Music director Steve Jordan leads an ensemble that features Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Billy F. Gibbons, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Additional performers scheduled for the Radio City Music Hall stage include Aloe Blacc, Shemekia Copeland, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, Ivan Neville, Robert Randolph, Bobby Rush, Isaiah Sharkey, Jimmie Vaughan, Ally Venable, Willie Weeks, and Kim Wilson. “Can’t wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving, and playing the Blues with all my friends,” Buddy Guy said in a statement when the event was announced. “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.”
How do viewers access the Buddy Guy stream?
How long do purchasers have to watch the livestream on-demand?
Fans who purchase the pay-per-view access on Nugs receive the live broadcast along with 48 hours of on-demand viewing stored directly in their Nugs library.
Who is serving as the music director for the birthday celebration?
Steve Jordan serves as the evening’s music director, while Keith Wortman, Garry Buck, and Scooter Weintraub are executive producing the event.
Which charity organization receives donations from the stream?
A portion of all livestream sales goes directly to the American Cancer Society, which serves as Buddy Guy’s charity partner of choice.
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