Why did Neil Young Stop the Bridge School Concerts?

Neil Young cited “personal reasons” for his decision to no longer host the event. “Although I will continue in fund raising efforts, for personal reasons beginning this year I will no longer be hosting The Bridge School Concert. I wish everyone the best as the school heads into the future,” Young wrote.

Why did the Bridge School Benefit end?

The Bridge School Benefit, one of the Bay Area’s most widely admired and cherished annual concerts, will not take place in 2017, and its long-term future remained in question Wednesday after Bay Area rock legend Neil Young said he would no longer host the event due to “personal reasons.”

When was the last Bridge School Benefit concert?

October 2016
The last concerts were held in October 2016. On June 14, 2017, Neil and Pegi Young announced that the Bridge School Concerts would no longer continue.

What are the Bridge School concerts?

Organized by musicians Neil Young and Pegi Young, the Bridge School Benefit Concert is an annual, all acoustic, non-profit charity event held every October at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. All proceeds directly benefit the operations of The Bridge School.

Who founded the Bridge School?

The Bridge School was founded in 1986 by Pegi Young and Jim Forderer, two parents of children with severe speech and physical impairments, and Marilyn Buzolich, the founder and director of Augmentative Communication and Technology Services, which serves severely speech impaired children throughout the Bay Area.

When was Bridge School made?

1986
When the idea of The Bridge School was formulated in 1986, no one could have imagined that this organization would evolve from a small educational program serving local children with severe physical and speech impairments to an internationally recognized leader in the field of augmentative and alternative communication …