Happy Monday, folks. Everyone out here in the Bay Area is recovering emotionally after the transcendent experience that was this year’s Bridge School Benefit concert down in Mountain View, CA. While I couldn’t make it myself this year, most of my crew made it out for a day and reported back nothing but smiles and heartfelt appreciation for live music and what Neil Young brings to the table each and every year for this special event.
As always Neil Young made a set of special appearances each day, and footage is up from the feed so you can see the sit-in he did with Arcade Fire as well as this shot of him and Beck doing “Pocahontas.” Look at the Beck band reaction when Young joins them on stage… READ MORE
In case you missed the news, today is the first day of the Bridge School Benefit Concert down in Mountain View and the entirety of tonight’s performance will be webcast online via YouTube and Facebook. READ MORE
So, check out this exclusive clip of Dave Matthews Band performing “Too Much” from the DVD. The clip will only be up for 72 hours – make sure to visit bridgeschool.warnerreprise.com to pre-order The Bridge School Benefits Concerts – 25th Anniversary.
Based on the response to the lineup post on the annual Bridge School Benefit (set for the weekend of Oct. 22-23, 2011 again in Mountain View, CA), it’s pretty clear that this event is something that people really look forward to every year. A lot of folks are very loyal to the fantastic cause that is the Bridge School and it’s great to see all these amazing artists sign on, year after year.
The team behind the good cause just recently announced that they’re releasing a 3 DVD and/or 2 CD collection on October 24th (right after this year’s benefit) celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event. With everyone from Neil Young himself to Fleet Foxes, Thom Yorke and Metallica, this release is definitely going to be something worth picking up. Shepard Fairey designed the cover art you see above. All proceeds from the release will go directly back to the Bridge School.
The lineup for this year’s Bridge School Benefitwas just announced (and promptly crashed their website). This year’s event will be held once again at Shoreline Amphitheatre on the weekend of October 22nd-23rd, 2011.
The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts are all organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi. Proceeds benefit The Bridge School. The first concert was in October 1986, and, with the exception of 1987, the concert has been held every year since. As a practice, but not a rule, the performers use acoustic instruments. Young also personally performs every year.
Tickets will go on sale September 16th through Live Nation. Information about ticket sales, pricing, seating charts, parking, etc. can be found on the Live Nation site.
Update (9/7): Beck is actually confirmed for both Saturday and Sunday’s shows now.
Billboard is reporting that Pearl Jam has been added to the Bridge School Benefit set for Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA on Oct. 23-24, 2010. Pearl Jam fans, save the date: guitarist Stone Gossard says the closest thing to a 20th birthday gig for the band will be a slot on the bill of [...]
