The 12-12-12 benefit concert took place in New York City today.
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. photo by Ros O'Gorman
Surprises included Eddie Vedder joining Roger Waters for the Pink Floyd classic ‘Comfortably Numb’, Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi doing ‘Born To Run’ and Michael Stipe joining Chris Martin but the big surprise was Paul McCartney joining the surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.
Bruce Springsteen opened the show. Here is the setlist:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Land of Hope and Dreams
Wrecking Ball
My City of Ruins
Born To Run (w/ Jon Bon Jovi)
Roger Waters
In The Flesh
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2
The Ballad Of Jean Charles de Menezes
Money
Us and Them
Comfortably Numb (w/ Eddie Vedder)
Adam Sandler: Hallelujah (w/ Paul Shaffer)
Bon Jovi
It’s My Life
Wanted Dead or Alive
Who Says You Can’t Go Home (w/ Bruce Springsteen)
Living On A Prayer
Eric Clapton:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
Got To Get Better In A Little While
Crossroads
Rolling Stones
You Get Me Rocking
Jumping Jack Flash
Alicia Keys
Brand New Me
No One
The Who
Who Are You
Bell Boy
Pinball Wizard
See Me Feel Me/Listening To You
Baba O’Riley
Love Reign O’er Me
Tea and Theatre
Kanye West
Clique > Mercy > Power > Jesus Walks > All Of The Lights > Diamonds From Sierra Leone > Diamonds > Touch The Sky
Gold Digger
Good Life
Runaway
Stronger
Billy Joel
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas > New York State Of Mind
River Of Dreams
You May Be Right
Only The Good Die Young
Chris Martin:
Viva La Vida
Losing My Religion (w/ Michael Stipe)
Us Against The World
Paul McCartney:
Helter Skelter
Let Me Roll It
1985
My Valentine (w/ Diana Krall)
Blackbird
Cut Me Some Slack (w/ Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic)
I’ve Got A Feeling
Live and Let Die
Empire State Of Mind (w/ Alicia Keys)
