Bridge School Concert

The Bridge School Benefit was an annual charity concert held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts lasted the entire weekend and were organized by musicians Neil Young and Pegi Young.

Partial proceeds benefited the Bridge School, which assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. One of the thrusts of the program is the use of advanced augmentative and alternative communication and assistive technology.

The very last concerts were held in October of 2016. Live Nation had for years been demanding too large of a cut on tickets, and it eventually got to be too much. This was on top of the payments made to the artists and crews, who the 25th anniversary movie says worked for free. Both things very much unbeknownst to the public, and The Bridge School continued to knowingly mislead fans.

The first concert was in October 1986, and, with the exception of 1987, the concert had been held every year since. It was known for having a relatively high-profile lineup and strong performances, primarily due to Young's extensive connections within the music industry. He signed a contract with Live Nation requiring him to perform every year, and often times he would opt to do so multiple times throughout the weekend. At times he would bring another artist on stage and do a collaboration of one of his songs with them. Young was known to play "Old Man" and "Heart of Gold" at some point during the concert. Generally, the performers used acoustic instruments.

On November 18, 1997, The Bridge School Concerts, Vol. 1, a compilation CD containing 15 songs, was released by Reprise Records through Amazon.

In 2006, a six-volume set entitled The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1 was released through iTunes. The set contains 80 recordings from the concerts and a digital booklet. Additional volumes from the concerts were released on iTunes annually through 2011.

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