Music legends Neil Young and Stephen Stills appear on stage together for the headline “Lighting Up the Blues”
The autism fundraising concert will be held at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and features performances by Billy Idol and Cat Power. Fans will also be featured in the appearances of Linda Perry and Christian Applegate. According to To the Rolling Stone Report, released on Tuesday. Tickets can be purchased on February 28th and are available for immediate purchase.
Hollywood, California – May 21: Musicians Stephen Stills and Neil Young on stage at the 4th Annual Light Up the Blues at the Pantage Theater, held in Hollywood, California on May 21, 2016 I’ll play. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images By Photo By Photo)
The Los Angeles wildfires have originally made it difficult to schedule concert series.
“The focus was on the huge fundraiser for fire victims, which was also part of Stephen at Fireaid,” says Kristen Stills, co-host and organizer of “Blues Right the Blues.” I did. “Obviously, it would have been very insensitive to start talking about events in the spring when this immediate need was happening locally.”
In addition to the complexity, it was the fact that many artists were preparing to embark on a spring tour. The rest of the stills and hardworking organizers kept pushing the plan, and performers began to commit to a big cause. Rolling Stone pointed out that it was one of the first things Billy Idol signed on.
Stephen Stills expressed his excitement about the upcoming show.
“Neal is always supportive and ready to rock,” he said.
Noblesville, Ind. – September 23: Neil Young will perform at a concert in Noblesville, Indiana on September 23, 2023 during farm assistance at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Image)
“Then we’ll go from there, he told Rolling Stone.
Autistic performers are part of a collaboration to raise funds and awareness. Star Abbey Romeo from “Love on the Spectrum” and TV and film composer John Fritzel have also been tapped for the event. Speaking of Frizzel, Kristen said:
She continued: And the next natural thing was to ask him to be part of this show. After all, he had just formed a bluegrass band where all his members were on the spectrum. ”
LOS ANGELES, CA – April 22: (LR) Stephen Stills & Neil Young will be playing a Blues 6 concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 2023 in autism performance. (Photo by Harmony Gerber/Getty Images)
The first article on “Light Up the Blues” took place in 2013 and included Crosby, Stills, Nash, Don Felder, Jack Black, Lucinda Williams and Ryan Adams. (Related: Creed announces the summer of 1999)
The event includes John Mayer, Patty Smith, Joe Walsh, Willie Nelson, Brandi Carlisle, Sheryl Crow, Beck, Bert Bacharach, Dachshell Shepherd, Kristen Bell, Jacob Dylan and Nikka Costa. , and includes the war on drugs.
