Bridge School Benefit

The Bridge School Benefit was an annual charity concert usually held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre from 1986 until 2016 with the exception of 1987.

An annual Bay Area highlight, the concerts were billed online as the primary means of funding for The Bridge School; over both days, the reserved seats alone brought in well over a million dollars every year.

Young announced in 2021 that he would be slowly releasing all the recordings of the Bridge School Benefits concert via his Archives, starting with the first show in 1986.

The benefit was known for having a relatively high-profile lineup and strong acoustic-only performances, primarily due to Young's extensive connections within the music industry.

On October 24, 2011, Reprise Records released The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition,[8] a compilation CD containing 25 songs, with critical acclaim.