Music legends Neil Young and Stephen Stills will take the stage together to headline “Light Up The Blues 7.”
The Autism Speaks fundraising concert will take place at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, and will feature performances by Billy Idol and Cat Power. Fans will also be treated to appearances by Linda Perry and Christian Applegate, according to a Rolling Stone report published Tuesday. Tickets will be available for purchase Feb. 28 and are expected to go quickly.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 21: Musicians Stephen Stills and Neil Young perform onstage at the 4th Annual Light Up The Blues at the Pantages Theatre on May 21, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Autism Speaks)
The Los Angeles wildfires originally made it challenging to schedule the concert series.
“The focus was on a huge fundraising effort for the fire victims, which Stephen was also a part of at FireAid,” “Light Up The Blues” co-host and organizer Kristen Stills said. “It obviously just would have been incredibly insensitive to start talking about an event in the spring when we had this immediate need going on here locally.”
Adding to the complexity was the fact that a number of artists are preparing to embark on spring tours. Stills and the rest of the hard-working organizers kept pushing through on the plans, and performers began to commit to the great cause. Rolling Stone noted that Billy Idol was one of the first to sign on.
Stephen Stills expressed his excitement about the upcoming show.
“Neil is always supportive and ready to rock,” he said.
NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 23: Neil Young performs in concert during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
“And then we go from there. Anybody who wants to come and play with us is welcome,” he told Rolling Stone.
Performers with autism are part of the collaborative effort to raise money and awareness. “Love on the Spectrum” star Abbey Romeo and television and film composer John Frizzel have also been tapped for the event. Speaking of Frizzel, Kristen said, “we arranged to have him come up to the house because he had been diagnosed with autism as an older adult not too long ago.”
She went on to say, “Autism Speaks helped him navigate that journey of announcing publicly that he has autism. And the next natural thing was to ask him to be a part of this show. As it turned out, he had just formed a bluegrass band where every member is on the spectrum.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 22: (L-R) Stephen Stills & Neil Young perform at the Autism Speaks Light Up The Blues 6 Concert at The Greek Theatre on April 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harmony Gerber/Getty Images)
The first installment of “Light Up The Blues” was held in 2013 and included Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Don Felder, Jack Black, Lucinda Williams, and Ryan Adams. (RELATED: Creed Announces Summer Of ’99 Festival)
Since its inception, the event has included John Mayer, Patti Smith, Joe Walsh, Willie Nelson, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Beck, Burt Bacharach, Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Jakob Dylan, Nikka Costa and The War on Drugs.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
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