Arlo Guthrie To Play Final Carnegie Hall Thanksgiving Show

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Folk singer Arlo Guthrie will end a 50-year tradition this year by performing his last Thanksgiving concert at one of New York City's most prestigious venues.

Guthrie announced that this year's Nov. 30 show at Carnegie Hall will be the last time the signer celebrates the holiday at the Midtown venue. Guthrie's annual stop at the music hall is part of his 2019 "Back by Popular Demand: Alice's Restaurant" tour.

The name of the tour references Guthrie's 1967 debut record "Alice's Restaurant," which has deep connections to the holiday of Thanksgiving. The album's first song, an 18-minute, anti-Vietnam War draft epic called "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" details the true story of Guthrie's 1965 arrest for littering at the town dump of Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving. The arrest deemed Guthrie unfit for service when he was called for the Vietnam War draft.

"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" launched Guthrie into mainstream popularity and to playing venues such as Carnegie Hall. Folk radio stations around the country play the song around Thanksgiving time to this day.

The Nov. 30 concert will feature performances by Guthrie and his daughter the folk singer Sarah Lee Guthrie. Tickets to the show start at $75.

"For those who has been with the folksinger & family throughout the years, and those who haven't been able to make it yet, we hope you will join us one last time for a Thanksgiving celebration that couldn't be beat," a message on Guthrie's website reads.