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Patti Smith, Bob Weir, Flea set for Pathway to Paris benefit
Several Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are coming together at the Pathway to Paris benefit concert Friday at San Francisco’s Masonic.
The lineup includes the sensational Patti Smith (Rock Hall class of 2007), the Bay Area’s own Bob Weir (inducted with the Grateful Dead in 1994), genius bassist Flea (enshrined as a Red Hot Chili Pepper in 2012) and Eric Burdon (inducted with the Animals in 1994), among others.
It’s one in a series of Pathway to Paris events and concerts that have been held in numerous cities, intended as “a call to action, urging the international community to ramp up ambition towards a climate-safe future for all,” according to a news release.
The title of the concert referencParis es the Agreement, a response to the threat of global warming that came out of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 2015. Pathway to Paris was founded by Rebecca Foon and Jesse Paris Smith, who is the daughter of Patti Smith. Proceeds from the event go to 350.org, Pathway to Paris and the United Nations Development Program.
Details: 7 p.m.; $39.50-$199.50, www.livenation.com.
Other top concerts of the week, today through Wednesday, include:
Beach Boys: Mike Love and company bring one of the greatest songbooks in popular music history to the Mountain Winery in Saratoga on Sunday. Details: 7:30 p.m.; $49.50-$99.50, www.mountainwinery.com.
Romeo Santos: The Latin pop star visits the SAP Center in San Jose on Wednesday in support of his latest studio effort, “Golden.” Details: 8 p.m.; $49.50$500, www.ticketmaster.com.
Still Dreaming: Jazz saxophone star Josh Redman leads a quartet featuring trumpeter Ron Miles, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade at SFJazz Center in San Francisco. Details: 7;30 p.m. today-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; $35-$95, www.sfjazz.org.
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue: This Fat City fandango also features Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and New Breed Brass Band with special guests Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins and Walter Wolfman Washington on Friday at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Details: 7 p.m.; $59.50, www.ticketmaster.com.