ANI DIFRANCO

Ani DiFranco Saturday, February 13 Doors: 7 PM Show: 8 PM Tickets: $51-$87 (All In Pricing) Artist Presale: Begins Monday, November 16 at 10 AM Ends Thursday, November 19 at 10 PM UCPAC Presale: Thursday, November 19 10 AM – 10 PM Public Onsale: Friday, November 20 10 AM Ani DiFranco is bringing the Spirit of Love to Rahway! UCPAC welcomes Ani DiFranco, named one of the top 100 greatest living American songwriters in a 2026 New York Times poll, to our Main Stage for her only area appearance! Known to her devoted fans as the “Little Folksinger,” Grammy winner and feminist icon Ani DiFranco’s legacy is anything but little. In 1990 at the age of 19, DiFranco released her debut album on her own label Righteous Babe Records, drawing the blueprint for a new generation of independent artists and providing a home for likeminded artists. DiFranco’s rejection of the mainstream rings loud and clear through each of her twenty-three studio albums, expanding the definition of “folk” to embrace punk, funk, hip hop, jazz, soul, electronica and even more distant sounds. Her signature rhythmic lyrics are just as bold, exploring controversial topics ranging from gun control (“To The Teeth”) to reproductive rights (“Play God”) to gentrification (“Trickle Down”), all while remaining deeply personal (“Joyful Girl”). Rolling Stone puts it perfectly: “The world needs more radicals like Ani DiFranco: wry, sexy, as committed to beauty and joy as revolution.” Her notable collaborators include Utah Phillips, legendary R&B saxophonist Maceo Parker, and The Twilight Singers, and she is cited as an inspiration by an endless roster of musicians across generations and genres, from Bon Iver to Prince. After recording with Ani in 1999, Prince recalled, “We jammed for four hours and she danced the whole time. We had to quit because she wore us out. After being with her, it dawned on me why she’s like that – she’s never had a ceiling over her.” That limitless energy fuels…