Archive for the ‘Neil Young’ Category
photo: Ebet Roberts
Neil Young performs “Sugar Mountain” with Willie Nelson and Mickey Raphael at the Farm Aid concert in Louisville, Kentucky on October 1st, 1995. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid’s board of directors in 2001.
Neil Young performs “Sugar Mountain” at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City on August 13, 2011
Lukas Nelson announced on his facebook page that the Promise of the Real will perform at this year’s Bridge School Benefit, in Mountain View California on October 22, 2011. Organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, the Bridge School Benefit Concert is an annual, all acoustic, non-profit charity event held every October at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. All proceeds directly benefit the operations of The Bridge School.
The Bridge School is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that individuals with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative & alternative means of communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) applications and through the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative life-long educational strategies. The Bridge School is an internationally recognized leader in the education of children who use augmentative and alternative communication and has developed unique programs and trained highly skilled professionals in the use of state of the art assistive technology.
The first concert was held October 13, 1986 and, with the exception of 1987- the year the educational program was launched- it has become a highly anticipated Bay Area favorite.
The 25th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert will be on October 22, 2011 at 5pm and October 23, 2011 at 2pm!
Announcing the lineup for the 25th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert:
- Neil Young
- Dave Mathews
- Arcade Fire
- Foo Fighters (Sunday only)
- Eddie Vedder
- Los Invisibles, featuring Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman Santana & Guests
- Mumford & Sons
- Tony Bennett (Sunday only)
- Diana Krall (Saturday only)
- Jenny Lewis
Farm Aid 2011, Kansas City, Missouri
Farm Aid 1986, Austin, Texas
Neil Young performed an acoustic set at Farm Aid in Kansas City, on August 13, 2011. No band, no Pegi, just him and his guitar and his harmonica. Fantastic set.