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The Concert for New York City

October 27, 2023

The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert that took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11 attacks. Aside from performing for charity, the concert was an attempt to honor the first responders from the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department, their families, and those lost in the attacks and those who had worked in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in the weeks since that time.

The Concert for New York City
GenreBenefit concert
DatesOctober 20, 2001
Location(s)Madison Square Garden
Founded byPaul McCartney

The concert was organized by Paul McCartney and included many legendary British contemporaries, including The Who, David Bowie, Elton John, Eric Clapton, and Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. American artists included Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Destiny's Child, the Backstreet Boys, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Melissa Etheridge, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, John Mellencamp with Kid Rock, and a humorous performance by Adam Sandler as "Operaman". Paul Shaffer acted as Musical Director for the show and various celebrities and political figures including Howard Stern and Rudy Giuliani appeared between the acts.

Many athletes also appeared between the acts including Joe Torre, whose Yankees were on their way to competing in their fourth consecutive World Series. The concert also included several short films made by New York City's most notable filmmakers such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and Kevin Smith.

Over 60 stars that participated in the concert signed unique memorabilia backstage at Madison Square Garden that were later auctioned off to support the Robin Hood Foundation. The autographed items included three large posters of the concert and three customized 24" drumheads. Other items included a complete drumset and guitar.

Audience reaction edit

Much of the crowd itself was extremely emotional, with victims' families and colleagues holding up portraits of the dead. Three speakers were booed: actress Susan Sarandon (for plugging New York mayoralty candidate Mark Green), actor Richard Gere (for speaking about non-violent tolerance), and Hillary Clinton (for her perceived anti-police views). Gere did acknowledge the crowd's jeering at his pacifist stance, stating, "That's apparently unpopular right now, but that's all right." Sarandon nearly fell when she was intentionally tripped by the wife of a missing police officer, whose foot came through the barricade fence at the most opportune of moments.[1]

Adam Sandler's appearance as Operaman was a comic highlight of the evening. He sang a humorous song about the greatness of New York City, the end of Rudy Giuliani's term as mayor, the New York Yankees who were in the middle of playing in the 2001 ALCS, the musical acts that preceded him on stage (in which he mentioned that Destiny's Child gave him a "bone-ah"), and Osama bin Laden's alleged cowardice, including the line "Osama says he's tough, Osama says he's brave/Then tell me why Osama is shitting in a cave!"

Musically, the audience responded most fervently to The Who, roaring as they came on stage with a roiling "Who Are You", drowning out the band on the famous "It's only teenage wasteland" refrain of "Baba O'Riley," and reaching a peak of excitement with "Won't Get Fooled Again." The backdrop for the band consisted of an American flag alongside a British flag, showing solidarity. Vocalist Roger Daltrey's final words to the crowd of first responders and their families were: "We could never follow what you did." Previously, during the opening chords of Behind Blue Eyes, Daltrey said, “I’m not worthy of wearing this,” when tossed a law enforcement officer’s cap. Forbes described The Who’s performance as a "catharsis" for the law enforcement in attendance.[2] This performance would turn out to be bassist John Entwistle's final performance in America with The Who; he died of a heart attack only eight months later. Multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin, who had worked with the band during the group's 1996–1997 tours, played keyboards in place of longtime keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick.

Other highlights included David Bowie's opening tandem of Paul Simon's "America" and his own "Heroes", dedicated to his local ladder company, and New York's own Billy Joel's "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" where Joel says after singing it, "I wrote that song 25 years ago, I thought it was gonna be a science fiction song. I never thought it would really happen. But unlike the end of that song...we ain't going anywhere!" Elton John's sentimental "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" was also well received, among other performances. After The Who's performance, FDNY firefighter Mike Moran spoke to the audience, explaining that his brother was killed on 9/11, and that the victims would not be forgotten. He ended by saying "In the spirit of the Irish people, Osama bin Laden, you can kiss my royal, Irish ass!" which was met with wild cheering and applause. Moran removed his cap and concluded with, "This is my face, bitch!" which was, again, met with cheers from the crowd.

When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the two surviving members of The Who, were given the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2008 for their contributions to American culture, a tribute performance of "Baba O'Riley" was delivered by Rob Thomas. In the end refrain of "teenage wasteland", a full choir of FDNY firemen was revealed behind a curtain - bellowing the refrain - in gratitude for The Who's performance at The Concert for New York City, seven years prior.

Lineup and songs edit

In order of appearance:[3]

Short films edit

The following short films were shown during the concert, here sorted by director:[3]

Sounds from a Town I Love edit

Sounds from a Town I Love (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Sounds from the Town I Love)[4][5][6] is a 2001 comedy short film of approximately three minutes, written and directed by Woody Allen. The film was first shown during The Concert for New York City.[7] The film consists purely of cell-phone conversation snippets of twenty-three random people walking through the streets of New York City.[7] Ranging from complainers to neurotic worriers conversing about bizarre or amusing situations, they and their comments are unrelated to one another. The film ends with a message from Woody Allen: "I love this town."

John Cusack introduced the film with a message from Woody Allen: "I apologize in advance for my short movie. The cause was so worthwhile that I could not say no when approached to contribute something to this wonderful show. I did the best I could. If you hate it, I will try to make it up to you somehow in the future." In addition to longtime Allen collaborators Marshall Brickman and Tony Roberts, among the people seen in the film are Austin Pendleton, Griffin Dunne, Michael Emerson, Bebe Neuwirth, and Celia Weston.[8]

Critical reaction edit

In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert, along with the earlier America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon, as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll.[citation needed] It was also voted the #4 greatest moment in the history of Madison Square Garden.[9] On December 7, 2008, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who received Kennedy Center Honors from the President of the United States, and after several musicians performed their music, the finale was a surprise chorus of New York City police officers and rescue personnel who had been touched by their performance.[10]

Broadcast edit

The concert was broadcast live on VH1 October 20, 2001, and over $35 million was raised. An additional $275,000 was also raised with a connecting auction. The five-hour broadcast was executive produced by Greg Sills and Fred Graver. The producer was Paul Flattery and the director was Louis J Horvitz (who has directed many of the Academy Award broadcasts). It was written by Stephen Pouliot and Paul Flattery. The concert was recorded by David Hewitt and Mark Repp on Remote Recording's Silver Truck. The entire uncut version of the 51⁄2 hour concert was rebroadcast on VH1 Classic January 1, 2008. It was nominated for an Emmy Award for best music/comedy special (Greg Sills, Fred Graver and Paul Flattery) and for best production design (by SNL vet Keith Raywood).

A one-hour highlight show was broadcast on CBS the following month. An album and DVD of the event was released in January 2002.[3]

An encore of the entire concert ran on September 11, 2011, to commemorate the 10th anniversary, commercial free and unedited, from 4 to 10pm.

Another encore of the concert aired on October 20, 2021, on MTV Classic and MTV Live in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the concert, commercial free.

CD release edit

A double CD of the event was released by Sony on November 27, 2001, containing 32 tracks. The compilation has not been available on streaming and digital services, as of 2020.

Home video release edit

The concert was released by Sony both on DVD and VHS on January 29, 2002, both only in NTSC format for the US/Canadian market. The two-tape VHS set has a total running time of 296 minutes, while the double DVD runs a shorter time of 245 minutes.

Charts edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Opie & Anthony - WNEW
  2. ^ "The Night The Who Saved New York". Forbes. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Seibert, Perry. "The Concert For New York City [2 Discs]". All Movie Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Concert For New York City". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  5. ^ "CONCERT FOR NY (DVD) DVD". bestprices.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "Concert for New York City DVDs (2001)". cduniverse.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  7. ^ a b . geocities.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  8. ^ Woody Allen, Stig Björkman (2005). Woody Allen on Woody Allen (revised, illustrated ed.). Grove Atlantic Press. ISBN 9780802142030.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  10. ^ John Clarke, "Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell Pay Tribute to the Who at Kennedy Center", Rolling Stone, December 8, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2011
  11. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

References edit

  • Concert For New York City Over $30 Million Raised
  • The Concert for New York City: New York

External links edit

  • As of April 9, 2010, the original website no longer exists.

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The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert that took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11 attacks Aside from performing for charity the concert was an attempt to honor the first responders from the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department their families and those lost in the attacks and those who had worked in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in the weeks since that time The Concert for New York CityGenreBenefit concertDatesOctober 20 2001Location s Madison Square GardenFounded byPaul McCartneyThe concert was organized by Paul McCartney and included many legendary British contemporaries including The Who David Bowie Elton John Eric Clapton and Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards American artists included Bon Jovi Jay Z Destiny s Child the Backstreet Boys James Taylor Billy Joel Melissa Etheridge Five for Fighting Goo Goo Dolls John Mellencamp with Kid Rock and a humorous performance by Adam Sandler as Operaman Paul Shaffer acted as Musical Director for the show and various celebrities and political figures including Howard Stern and Rudy Giuliani appeared between the acts Many athletes also appeared between the acts including Joe Torre whose Yankees were on their way to competing in their fourth consecutive World Series The concert also included several short films made by New York City s most notable filmmakers such as Woody Allen Martin Scorsese Spike Lee and Kevin Smith Over 60 stars that participated in the concert signed unique memorabilia backstage at Madison Square Garden that were later auctioned off to support the Robin Hood Foundation The autographed items included three large posters of the concert and three customized 24 drumheads Other items included a complete drumset and guitar Contents 1 Audience reaction 2 Lineup and songs 3 Short films 3 1 Sounds from a Town I Love 4 Critical reaction 5 Broadcast 6 CD release 6 1 Disc one 6 2 Disc two 7 Home video release 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksAudience reaction editMuch of the crowd itself was extremely emotional with victims families and colleagues holding up portraits of the dead Three speakers were booed actress Susan Sarandon for plugging New York mayoralty candidate Mark Green actor Richard Gere for speaking about non violent tolerance and Hillary Clinton for her perceived anti police views Gere did acknowledge the crowd s jeering at his pacifist stance stating That s apparently unpopular right now but that s all right Sarandon nearly fell when she was intentionally tripped by the wife of a missing police officer whose foot came through the barricade fence at the most opportune of moments 1 Adam Sandler s appearance as Operaman was a comic highlight of the evening He sang a humorous song about the greatness of New York City the end of Rudy Giuliani s term as mayor the New York Yankees who were in the middle of playing in the 2001 ALCS the musical acts that preceded him on stage in which he mentioned that Destiny s Child gave him a bone ah and Osama bin Laden s alleged cowardice including the line Osama says he s tough Osama says he s brave Then tell me why Osama is shitting in a cave Musically the audience responded most fervently to The Who roaring as they came on stage with a roiling Who Are You drowning out the band on the famous It s only teenage wasteland refrain of Baba O Riley and reaching a peak of excitement with Won t Get Fooled Again The backdrop for the band consisted of an American flag alongside a British flag showing solidarity Vocalist Roger Daltrey s final words to the crowd of first responders and their families were We could never follow what you did Previously during the opening chords of Behind Blue Eyes Daltrey said I m not worthy of wearing this when tossed a law enforcement officer s cap Forbes described The Who s performance as a catharsis for the law enforcement in attendance 2 This performance would turn out to be bassist John Entwistle s final performance in America with The Who he died of a heart attack only eight months later Multi instrumentalist Jon Carin who had worked with the band during the group s 1996 1997 tours played keyboards in place of longtime keyboardist John Rabbit Bundrick Other highlights included David Bowie s opening tandem of Paul Simon s America and his own Heroes dedicated to his local ladder company and New York s own Billy Joel s Miami 2017 Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway where Joel says after singing it I wrote that song 25 years ago I thought it was gonna be a science fiction song I never thought it would really happen But unlike the end of that song we ain t going anywhere Elton John s sentimental Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters was also well received among other performances After The Who s performance FDNY firefighter Mike Moran spoke to the audience explaining that his brother was killed on 9 11 and that the victims would not be forgotten He ended by saying In the spirit of the Irish people Osama bin Laden you can kiss my royal Irish ass which was met with wild cheering and applause Moran removed his cap and concluded with This is my face bitch which was again met with cheers from the crowd When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey the two surviving members of The Who were given the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2008 for their contributions to American culture a tribute performance of Baba O Riley was delivered by Rob Thomas In the end refrain of teenage wasteland a full choir of FDNY firemen was revealed behind a curtain bellowing the refrain in gratitude for The Who s performance at The Concert for New York City seven years prior Lineup and songs editIn order of appearance 3 David Bowie Performance America Heroes Billy Crystal Comedy Routine Tom Daschle Speech Bon Jovi Performance Livin on a Prayer Wanted Dead Or Alive It s My Life Mark Wahlberg Introducing Jay Z Jay Z Performance Izzo H O V A Goo Goo Dolls Performance American Girl Iris Susan Sarandon Speech Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro Introducing a Martin Scorsese short film Martin Scorsese Short film The Neighborhood feat Little Italy Billy Joel Performance Miami 2017 Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway New York State of Mind Will Ferrell as President George W Bush Comedy Routine On The Taliban Chris Kattan Introducing Destiny s Child Destiny s Child Performance Emotion Walk With Me Gospel Medley Harrison Ford Thank you to Sponsors Introducing Eric Clapton Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy Performance Hoochie Coochie Man Everything s Gonna Be Alright Christy Turlington Introducing an Edward Burns short film Edward Burns Short film Lovely Day James Lipton Introducing Adam Sandler as Operaman Adam Sandler as Operaman Sings Operaman Meg Ryan Introducing the Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys Performance Quit Playing Games With My Heart David Spade Introducing Melissa Etheridge Melissa Etheridge Performance Come To My Window Born to Run Halle Berry Introducing a Spike Lee short film Spike Lee Short film Come Rain or Come Shine feat the New York Yankees and fans John Cusack Introducing The Who The Who Performance Who Are You Baba O Riley Behind Blue Eyes Won t Get Fooled Again George Pataki Speech John Cusack Introducing a Woody Allen short film Woody Allen Short film Sounds from the Town I Love feat 20 known screen amp stage actors Mike Myers Introducing Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Performance Salt of the Earth Miss You Howard Stern Introducing his short film I Am A New Yorker not confirmed Julia Stiles Introducing Macy Gray Macy Gray Performance With A Little Help From My Friends Hillary Clinton Introducing a Jerry Seinfeld short film Jerry Seinfeld Short film The Greatest City on Earth Bill Clinton Introducing James Taylor James Taylor Performance Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Michael J Fox Introducing Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani Speech Jimmy Fallon 80 s Hits to You Can t Touch This and Come On Eileen snippet Jon Bon Jovi Introducing a Kevin Smith short film Kevin Smith Short film Why I Love amp New York feat opinions of Jersey John Mellencamp Performance Peaceful World John Mellencamp and Kid Rock Performance Pink Houses Hilary Swank Introducing Five For Fighting Five For Fighting Performance Superman It s Not Easy Janet Jackson Performance Together Again Remote Telecast Natalie Portman Introducing Elton John Elton John Performance I Want Love Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Elton John and Billy Joel Performance Your Song Jim Carrey Introducing Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Performance I m Down Lonely Road From a Lover to a Friend Yesterday Freedom new song Let It Be and Freedom reprise Short films editThe following short films were shown during the concert here sorted by director 3 Woody Allen Sounds from a Town I Love Edward Burns Lovely Day Ric Burns New York A Documentary Film Christian Charles The Greatest City on Earth Spike Lee Come Rain or Come Shine Martin Scorsese The Neighborhood Jerry Seinfeld The Greatest City on Earth Kevin Smith Why I Love New amp YorkSounds from a Town I Love edit Sounds from a Town I Love sometimes incorrectly referred to as Sounds from the Town I Love 4 5 6 is a 2001 comedy short film of approximately three minutes written and directed by Woody Allen The film was first shown during The Concert for New York City 7 The film consists purely of cell phone conversation snippets of twenty three random people walking through the streets of New York City 7 Ranging from complainers to neurotic worriers conversing about bizarre or amusing situations they and their comments are unrelated to one another The film ends with a message from Woody Allen I love this town John Cusack introduced the film with a message from Woody Allen I apologize in advance for my short movie The cause was so worthwhile that I could not say no when approached to contribute something to this wonderful show I did the best I could If you hate it I will try to make it up to you somehow in the future In addition to longtime Allen collaborators Marshall Brickman and Tony Roberts among the people seen in the film are Austin Pendleton Griffin Dunne Michael Emerson Bebe Neuwirth and Celia Weston 8 Critical reaction editIn 2004 Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert along with the earlier America A Tribute to Heroes telethon as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll citation needed It was also voted the 4 greatest moment in the history of Madison Square Garden 9 On December 7 2008 Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who received Kennedy Center Honors from the President of the United States and after several musicians performed their music the finale was a surprise chorus of New York City police officers and rescue personnel who had been touched by their performance 10 Broadcast editThe concert was broadcast live on VH1 October 20 2001 and over 35 million was raised An additional 275 000 was also raised with a connecting auction The five hour broadcast was executive produced by Greg Sills and Fred Graver The producer was Paul Flattery and the director was Louis J Horvitz who has directed many of the Academy Award broadcasts It was written by Stephen Pouliot and Paul Flattery The concert was recorded by David Hewitt and Mark Repp on Remote Recording s Silver Truck The entire uncut version of the 51 2 hour concert was rebroadcast on VH1 Classic January 1 2008 It was nominated for an Emmy Award for best music comedy special Greg Sills Fred Graver and Paul Flattery and for best production design by SNL vet Keith Raywood A one hour highlight show was broadcast on CBS the following month An album and DVD of the event was released in January 2002 3 An encore of the entire concert ran on September 11 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary commercial free and unedited from 4 to 10pm Another encore of the concert aired on October 20 2021 on MTV Classic and MTV Live in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the concert commercial free CD release editA double CD of the event was released by Sony on November 27 2001 containing 32 tracks The compilation has not been available on streaming and digital services as of 2020 Disc one edit America David Bowie Heroes David Bowie Livin on a Prayer Bon Jovi Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi It s My Life Bon Jovi Izzo H O V A Jay Z American Girl Goo Goo Dolls Miami 2017 Billy Joel New York State of Mind Billy Joel Emotion Destiny s Child Gospel Medley Destiny s Child I m Your Hoochie Coochie Man Eric Clapton amp Buddy Guy Operaman Adam Sandler Quit Playing Games With My Heart Backstreet Boys Miss You Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Salt of the Earth Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Disc two edit FDNY Mike Moran Who Are You The Who Baba O Riley The Who Won t Get Fooled Again The Who Come To My Window Melissa Etheridge Born To Run Melissa Etheridge Fire and Rain James Taylor Up on the Roof James Taylor Peaceful World John Mellencamp Pink Houses John Mellencamp and Kid Rock Superman It s Not Easy Five For Fighting Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Elton John I m Down Paul McCartney Yesterday Paul McCartney Let It Be Paul McCartney Freedom reprise Paul McCartneyHome video release editThe concert was released by Sony both on DVD and VHS on January 29 2002 both only in NTSC format for the US Canadian market The two tape VHS set has a total running time of 296 minutes while the double DVD runs a shorter time of 245 minutes Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2001 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 11 27 Year end charts edit Chart 2002 PositionUS Billboard 200 12 181See also editAmerica A Tribute to Heroes United We Stand What More Can I Give Come Together A Night for John Lennon s Words and Music a New York charity concert in October 2001 which became largely a tribute to New York in the wake of 9 11 The September Concert The Who Tours and PerformancesNotes edit Opie amp Anthony WNEW The Night The Who Saved New York Forbes Retrieved June 17 2020 a b c Seibert Perry The Concert For New York City 2 Discs All Movie Guide Retrieved August 14 2009 The Concert For New York City barnesandnoble com Retrieved August 7 2009 CONCERT FOR NY DVD DVD bestprices com Retrieved August 7 2009 Concert for New York City DVDs 2001 cduniverse com Retrieved August 7 2009 a b Sounds From a Town I Love 2001 geocities com Archived from the original on October 27 2009 Retrieved August 7 2009 Woody Allen Stig Bjorkman 2005 Woody Allen on Woody Allen revised illustrated ed Grove Atlantic Press ISBN 9780802142030 MSG 50 Greatest Moments Archived from the original on February 9 2009 Retrieved August 29 2007 John Clarke Dave Grohl Chris Cornell Pay Tribute to the Who at Kennedy Center Rolling Stone December 8 2008 Retrieved September 14 2011 Various Artists Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 26 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2002 Billboard Retrieved July 26 2021 References editConcert For New York City Over 30 Million Raised The Concert for New York City New YorkExternal links editThe Concert For New York City Website As of April 9 2010 the original website no longer exists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Concert for New York City amp oldid 1173639085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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