Bettye LaVette is a soul music force of nature—raw, uncompromising, and fiercely original. With a voice that channels decades of pain, triumph, and grit, LaVette has carved out a career that defies easy categorization. Discovered at just 16, she recorded her first hit in 1962, but it wasn’t until the 2000s that the world truly caught up to her brilliance. Blending soul, blues, rock, and country with fearless emotional depth, LaVette reinvents every song she touches, whether covering Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or her own harrowing originals. Her late-career resurgence, including multiple Grammy nominations and a Kennedy Center Honors performance that left audiences speechless, has solidified her legacy as one of America’s most vital and authentic voices.

The Iridium is honored to welcome Bettye LaVette back to its stage, where every performance feels like both a revelation and a reckoning. A true storyteller with nothing to prove and everything to share, LaVette transforms the venue into a sanctuary of soul each time she sings. Her return promises a night of spine-tingling intensity, musical transcendence, and the kind of truth only Bettye can deliver.