Only a city like New York could pull of a benefit concert of this magnitude: gathered tonight at Madison Square Garden is a Who's Who of rock royalty from the past 50 years. Just check out this lineup:
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
- Roger Waters Band with Eddie Vedder
- Bon Jovi
- Eric Clapton
- Rolling Stones
- Dave Grohl
- Alicia Keys
- Chris Martin
- Kanye West
- Billy Joel
- The Who
- Paul McCartney
Ravi Shankar, who passed away yesterday and helped organize the Concert for Bangladesh at MSG 41 years ago, would be proud.
The Prophet of New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen, kicked things off tonight with "City of Ruins" (from 2002's The Rising):
"There's a blood red circle
on the cold dark ground
and the rain is falling down
The church doors blown open
I can hear the organ's song
But the congregation's goneMy city of ruins
My city of ruinsNow the sweet veils of mercy
drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner
like scattered leaves
The boarded up windows
The hustlers and thieves
While my brother's down on his kneesMy city of ruins
My city of ruinsCome on rise up!
Come on rise up!
Now there's tears on the pillow
darling where we slept
and you took my heart when you left
without your sweet kiss
my soul is lost, my friend
Now tell me how do I begin again?My city's in ruins
My city's in ruinsCome on rise up!
Come on rise up!
Rise up"
Go here to find out where you can watch on TV or online. If you feel like donating to the cause, all proceeds go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund.