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'Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life' to be livestreamed Wednesday

By Karen Butler   |   Oct. 29, 2018 at 11:05 PM
A concert celebrating the life of the late rapper Mac Miller is to be livestreamed Wednesday from the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Travis Scott performs during the 35th annual MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on August 20. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Chance the Rapper, winner of the Innovator Award, appears backstage during the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Inglewood on March 11. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A concert celebrating the life of the late rapper Mac Miller is to be livestreamed Wednesday from the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

Live Nation said in a press release that the show is being organized with the help of Miller's survivors, including his mother, Karen Meyers; his father, Mark McCormick; and brother, Miller McCormick.

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Slated to perform at the Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life event are Action Bronson, Anderson .Paak, Chance the Rapper, Dylan Reynolds, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, J.I.D, John Mayer, Miguel, Njomza, ScHoolboy Q, SZA, Thundercat, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign and Vince Staples.

The concert will be available via Facebook, LiveXLive, TIDAL, Twitter, WAV and YouTube.

Miller died Sept. 7 at the age of 26 after a long battle with substance abuse.