The crowd, already uneasy from the chilly weather, was growing restless. White wrapped up his 30-minute set with a pair of White Stripes classics: A rollicking, country-fried version of “Hotel Yorba” and the tender “We’re Going to Be Friends.”Īfter White’s set, there was a longer-than-usual break before the next scheduled act, Guns N’ Roses. Next up was Jack White and his all-female backing band, who helped make the Blunderbuss-heavy material sound as though it was being interpreted by the Rolling Thunder Revue. No matter, Wayne Coyne had a secret weapon: Comedian and human beat box Reggie Watts, who replicated every deep bass, 808, and spacey sound effect on “Fight Test,” “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” and “It’s Summertime.” To close out their set, the Lips stunned the crowd with a cover of the Beatles’ epic “A Day in the Life,” featuring Coyne and Watts sharing vocal duties (with the comedian blatantly reading the lyrics off his cell phone). Jack White Has Some 'Important Questions' About Snoop Dogg's New Cereal BrandĪfter four hours of music – including an irresistible and funny set by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers – it was time for the Flaming Lips, who would perhaps be the most handcuffed by the Bridge School’s all-acoustic doctrine. Young then invited his wife Pegi to join him on a poignant, gorgeous rendition of “Comes a Time.” Eight hours and a dozen acts later, Young, this time joined by Crazy Horse, would return to the stage. If Rose did arrive at 4 p.m., he made it in time to see Young himself open the festivities by performing “Sugar Mountain” to the Bridge School students and their families, who sat in the rafters immediately behind the stage for the entirety of the nearly nine-hour show. lang, Sarah McLachlan, and Lucinda Williams were all scheduled to perform at the Mountain View venue for the first night of Neil Young’s annual Bridge School benefit concert, now in its 26th year of raising money for children with speech and physical impairments. and Foster the People, and songstresses k.d. And there was: GNR, along with Jack White, the Flaming Lips and Ray LaMontagne, up-and-comers like Gary Clark Jr.
Now, Axl Rose isn’t exactly known to be punctual, so for him to arrive at a venue with the sun still out, there must be a good reason. on Saturday afternoon, a member of the Shoreline Amphitheatre security detail radioed his co-workers to inform them that Guns N’ Roses’ tour bus had arrived at the venue.