Guns N' Roses, Jack White and Flaming Lips to Play Bridge School Benefit

Rolling Stone – Sat, Sep 8, 2012 9:30 AM EDT

This year's Bridge School Benefit will feature performances by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White, Guns N' Roses, The Flaming Lips, Sarah McLachlan, Foster The People, Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Ranger Band, k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang and Gary Clark Jr. The annual two-day event will be held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on October 20th and 21st. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 14th at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

As always, the artists will perform completely acoustic sets. This will be the first Bridge School Benefit for Guns N' Roses, Jack White and the Flaming Lips, and it will be a unique opportunity for fans to see them do an unplugged set. Foster The People, Steve Martin, k.d. lang and Gary Clark Jr. are also Bridge School first-timers.

The Bridge School Benefit, which raises money for children with severe physical impairments, has been held almost every year since 1986. It's organized by Neil and Pegi Young and it always boasts one of the best line-ups of the festival season. Previous shows have featured stripped-down sets by David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, the Who, Pearl Jam, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and too many others to mention.

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