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Arcade Fire, CSNY, Tom Waits & more playing 27th annual Bridge School Benefit this weekend (stream Saturday live)

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The 2013 Bridge School Benefit concerts happen this weekend (October 26 & 27) at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. Now in it’s 27th year, the benefit concerts raise money for The Bridge School, a “non-profit, innovative organization educating children with severe speech and physical impairments through the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems and assistive technology” that was founded, in part, by Pegi Young (wife of Neil Young).

This year’s concerts, as mentioned, feature performances by CSNY, Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, fun, Heart, Jenny Lewis and, on Saturday (10/26) only, Arcade Fire, Jack Johnson and Tom Waits. All performances are acoustic.

For those who can’t attend but would like to watch, the Saturday Bridge School Benefit concert will stream live via YouTube. The eight-hour webcast begins at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific).

Meanwhile, check out Arcade Fire’s Colbert Report appearance and pictures from the recent Brooklyn shows.