The concert was a tribute to the life of The Band's co-lead vocalist and drummer Levon Helm, who died of throat cancer on April 19, 2012.
The concert's musical directors were Don Was and Helm's frequent collaborator Larry Campbell.
[4][5][6] There were two separate house bands for the performance which shared many of the same members.
The All Star Band The Levon Helm Band The Horn Section Roger Waters, Garth Hudson, My Morning Jacket, John Mayer, Joe Walsh, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Gregg Allman, Bruce Hornsby, Ray LaMontagne, John Hiatt, Grace Potter, Warren Haynes, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Allen Toussaint, David Bromberg, Robert Randolph, John Prine, Jorma Kaukonen, Marc Cohn, Jakob Dylan, Mike Gordon, Joan Osborne, Jai Johanny Johanson, Jon Randall, Matt Burr, Barry Mitterhoff, Jessi Alexander, Steve Jordan, Shawn Pelton, Rami Jaffee and G.E.
Smith[9] The set list was composed primarily of songs by The Band and Levon Helm solo (including songs they covered or recorded on with another artist).