Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert & iTunes Collections
Annual Benefit Concert
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.
The 22nd Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert will be held on October 25th (5pm) and October 26th (2pm), 2008.
Announcing the 2008 lineup (not necessarily in order of appearance):
- Neil Young
- Wilco
- Jack Johnson
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Norah Jones
- Cat Power
- Sarah McLachlan (Saturday only)
- Band of Horses (Saturday only)
- Josh Groban (Sunday only)
- Smashing Pumpkins (Sunday only)
Due to a scheduling conflict, ZZ Top will not be performing at the concert. Band of Horses will be performing on Saturday only.
Take a look at concert stills from the past 22 years in our galleries section.
Check out video clips from past concerts on The Bridge School YouTube Channel.
iTunes
The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 3 available on iTunes
The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, and Vol. 3 features songs from the past 20 years of the Benefit Concert. Through the generosity of the artists and Apple, a portion of iTunes and label proceeds will benefit The Bridge School. To purchase online, open iTunes, go to the iTunes Store, and search for "The Bridge Collection." Or, if you have iTunes downloaded on your computer, click on the links to get to the albums directly: