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Refugee
09-05-2007, 05:00 AM
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Metallica (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/150.html), Jerry Lee Lewis (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/424.html) and Tom Waits (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/201.html) are among the diverse acts set to play the 21st annual edition of Neil Young (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/156.html)'s Bridge School Benefit (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/2617.html).

The shows--which typically feature acoustic sets--are set for Oct. 27 and 28 at their usual home, the San Francisco Bay Area's Shoreline Amphitheater. Tickets for both dates go on sale Sunday (9/9), according to promoter Live Nation.

The full lineup for both shows also include Eddie Vedder (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/85.html) with Flea (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/62477.html) and Jack Irons (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/72855.html); Tom Waits with Kronos Quartet; John Mayer; Tegan and Sara; and Regina Spektor (http://www.livedaily.com/artists/181283.html).

The concerts benefit the Bridge School, which serves severely speech-impaired children in the San Francisco Bay Area. Young's wife, Pegi, and Jim Forderer--both parents of children with severe speech and physical impairments--co-founded the school in 1986 along with Dr. Marilyn Buzolich.

Echosoftom
09-05-2007, 05:03 AM
OMG! No shit! Tom Waits AND Metallica! This event is so hard to get tickets to, but I'm going come hell or high water. :045:

WildflowerNJ
09-05-2007, 05:31 AM
Sharon, I hope you do get to go! This sounds so cool!

wild1forever
09-05-2007, 11:35 AM
The big rumor about this one: will Bruce Springsteen show up?! He's playing a show in Oakland on October 26. :003:

See you there, Sharon! By the way: I have read that shortly before the show, some excellent seats come up for sale on Ticketbastard; I guess they are seats that Neil Young reserved for family and friends that can't be used after all? Anyway, I checked out this theory last year, and sure enough, it was true! Unfortunately, I was sick and couldn't go anyway...

Echosoftom
09-05-2007, 01:18 PM
^ Toni, you're right. I remember you telling us that last year and we checked it out on Ticketbastards. There they were and they were good seats too. I couldn't believe it.

Wow! Bruce Springsteen rumors...How great would that be?

Refugee
09-05-2007, 03:37 PM
Get a seat belt for your chair when tickets go on sale, lol. :045:

Echosoftom
09-05-2007, 04:06 PM
^ LOL! You're scaring me!

agirl
09-05-2007, 09:21 PM
Last year we were right on it and all we could get was lawn. Damn! I hope we have better luck!!

Echosoftom
09-06-2007, 12:03 AM
Wow! I was looking over at the Bridgeschool website and they sure have gone up on the price of the tickets. :eek:

Athena
09-06-2007, 12:55 AM
And I was just telling Steve (when paying our last credit card bill) that we need to cut back on our concert going. But Neil and Tom Waits!! Decisions...Decisions...

Echosoftom
09-06-2007, 07:59 AM
^ Oh heck Athena, what's one more concert gonna hurt? lol

wild1forever
09-06-2007, 10:26 AM
I think I'm going to hold off until a few days before. Last year I was on it as soon as the tickets went on sale, and all they offered was lawn seats.

surfnburn
09-06-2007, 05:15 PM
That's at the Shoreline, right? Don't they give a certain amount of priority seating to locals? Has that changed?

Echosoftom
09-06-2007, 09:18 PM
Yes, it's at Shoreline and yes they do have priority seating for locals. If you're a resident of Mountain View you can buy tickets a day in advance of the date the tickets go one sale. I don't know if that means you definitely get a great seat but at least you get a seat. And you're not banished to the lawn, lol.

bons
09-09-2007, 10:15 PM
didn't tickets go on sale today??? how did you do sharon??!!
i have wanted to go to this so bad - was hopin for
eddie v. - maybe next year!
plz. get us a review - it's a great, great cause neil and pgi
have raised $$$ for!

Echosoftom
09-10-2007, 04:33 AM
^ I didn't even try yesterday. I'm torn between concerts right now. You know just before that concert date a bunch of tickets go up for sale again on Ticketmaster. Toni, is the one who made me aware of that last year. Hey, don't worry I think Eddie will come around again soon.