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Neil is tempting me this year.
Went to his first Bridge School benefit before it even had a name. Sometime in the late 1980s at the Oakland Coliseum arena. CSNY headlined. Also onboard: Bob Dylan, Billy Idol (who was way drunk and great), Nils Logren and maybe someone else, along with the now-traditional short opening intro set by Neil Young solo. Haven't been to one since for various reasons. Missed some great ones, good ones and apparently recently, some so-so ones. May have to try to make it this year.
Here's the announcement from the local paper's entertainment blog:
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(By Jim Herrington)
Buffalo Springfield will ride again.
The legendary late-‘60s band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, will play its first public concerts in more than 40 years when it headlines the 24th annual Bridge School Benefit. Other top acts scheduled to appear during the event, set for Oct. 23 and 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, include Elton John, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Merle Haggard, Modest Mouse and longtime Bridge School favorite Pearl Jam.
The chance to finally get to see Buffalo Springfield will be a huge draw for fans. The group’s last public performance came back in 1968, although its legend has continued to grow. The band, best known for the iconic protest song “For What It’s Worth,” was populated by many musicians that would later go on to achieve mass stardom – notably, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Jim Messina and Bridge School Benefit founder Neil Young.
Stills, Furay and Young are the only confirmed participants for the Buffalo Springfield reunion, although fans will keep their fingers crossed that Messina also shows up. Purists will point out, however, that no matter what happens this will not be a “full reunion” – since original members Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin died in 2004 and 2009, respectively.
After Buffalo Springfield, the second biggest drawing card may well be T-Bone Burnett’s Speaking Clock Revue, an amazing all-star ensemble that features Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Neko Case and Jeff Bridges. That revue takes place during the second Bridge concert, Oct 24.
There are, however, several good reasons to aim for attending the first show on Oct. 23. Appearing that day, but not on the following, will be alt-country star Lucinda Williams, ‘80s pop icon Billy Idol, folk rocker Jackson Browne and amazing multi-instrumentalist David Lindley. Costello, who appears as part of Burnett’s revue on Oct. 24, will also be performing his own set on Oct. 23.
Appearing both days, alongside Buffalo Springfield, will be modern rockers Modest Mouse, indie-folk band Grizzly Bear, Bridge stalwarts Pearl Jam and a classic country doubleheader of Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard.
These concerts are fundraisers for Hillsborough’s Bridge School, which aids students with severe learning disabilities
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Went to his first Bridge School benefit before it even had a name. Sometime in the late 1980s at the Oakland Coliseum arena. CSNY headlined. Also onboard: Bob Dylan, Billy Idol (who was way drunk and great), Nils Logren and maybe someone else, along with the now-traditional short opening intro set by Neil Young solo. Haven't been to one since for various reasons. Missed some great ones, good ones and apparently recently, some so-so ones. May have to try to make it this year.
Here's the announcement from the local paper's entertainment blog:
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(By Jim Herrington)
Buffalo Springfield will ride again.
The legendary late-‘60s band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, will play its first public concerts in more than 40 years when it headlines the 24th annual Bridge School Benefit. Other top acts scheduled to appear during the event, set for Oct. 23 and 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, include Elton John, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Merle Haggard, Modest Mouse and longtime Bridge School favorite Pearl Jam.
The chance to finally get to see Buffalo Springfield will be a huge draw for fans. The group’s last public performance came back in 1968, although its legend has continued to grow. The band, best known for the iconic protest song “For What It’s Worth,” was populated by many musicians that would later go on to achieve mass stardom – notably, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Jim Messina and Bridge School Benefit founder Neil Young.
Stills, Furay and Young are the only confirmed participants for the Buffalo Springfield reunion, although fans will keep their fingers crossed that Messina also shows up. Purists will point out, however, that no matter what happens this will not be a “full reunion” – since original members Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin died in 2004 and 2009, respectively.
After Buffalo Springfield, the second biggest drawing card may well be T-Bone Burnett’s Speaking Clock Revue, an amazing all-star ensemble that features Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Neko Case and Jeff Bridges. That revue takes place during the second Bridge concert, Oct 24.
There are, however, several good reasons to aim for attending the first show on Oct. 23. Appearing that day, but not on the following, will be alt-country star Lucinda Williams, ‘80s pop icon Billy Idol, folk rocker Jackson Browne and amazing multi-instrumentalist David Lindley. Costello, who appears as part of Burnett’s revue on Oct. 24, will also be performing his own set on Oct. 23.
Appearing both days, alongside Buffalo Springfield, will be modern rockers Modest Mouse, indie-folk band Grizzly Bear, Bridge stalwarts Pearl Jam and a classic country doubleheader of Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard.
These concerts are fundraisers for Hillsborough’s Bridge School, which aids students with severe learning disabilities
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