{"id":31524,"date":"2025-02-25T21:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/stephen-stills-neil-young-billy-idol-set-for-light-up-the-blues-benefit-concert\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T21:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:02:54","slug":"stephen-stills-neil-young-billy-idol-set-for-light-up-the-blues-benefit-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/stephen-stills-neil-young-billy-idol-set-for-light-up-the-blues-benefit-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Billy Idol set for Light Up The Blues benefit concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2025-02-25\/M_Lightuptheblues_022525.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Courtesy of Light Up the Blues<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Stephen Stills<\/strong> and <strong>Neil Young<\/strong>\u00a0are set to perform together at the upcoming Light Up The Blues fundraiser for Autism Speaks.<\/p>\n<p>The show, hosted\u00a0by Stills and his wife,\u00a0<strong>Kristen<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Autism Speaks,\u00a0which is \u201cdedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show\u00a0will be held April 26\u00a0at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, with a lineup that also includes <strong>Billy Idol<\/strong>, <strong>Linda Perry<\/strong>, <strong>Cat Power<\/strong>, <strong>Christina Applegate<\/strong>\u00a0and Stephen&#8217;s sons, <strong>Chris Stills<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Oliver Stills<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are once again feeling grateful that we can play a part in helping Autism Speaks to fulfill their mission of creating such meaningful progress for autistic people and their families,&#8221; Stephen and Kristen share. &#8220;All the amazing artists joining us to celebrate autistic people will give our audience a night to remember for many years to come and we can\u2019t wait to be with them once again!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the seventh year of the charity show, which launched in 2013 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Young has played previous installments, as have such artists as\u00a0<strong>Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash<\/strong>, <strong>John Mayer<\/strong>, <strong>Jack Black<\/strong>, <strong>Patti Smith<\/strong>, <strong>Joe Walsh<\/strong>, <strong>Willie Nelson<\/strong>, <strong>Brandi Carlile<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Sheryl Crow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Light Up The Blues go on sale Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In other Stephen Stills news, he\u2019ll join <strong>Judy Collins<\/strong> at her 85th birthday celebration in New York. <em>Judy Collins and Friends: 85 Years of Music and Protest<\/em> is happening March 8 at The Town Hall in New York. Other artists on the bill include <strong>Rickie Lee Jones<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Paula Cole<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. 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