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(Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 7:30 p.m.-Thursday, December 13, 1:20 a.m. EST) — 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, a benefit concert held in response to Hurricane Sandy, which devastated portions of the Northeastern United States, the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic in late October 2012, was held tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Many famous performers took part in the charity event, including The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Kanye West, Eddie Vedder, and, for the first time in eighteen years, the surviving members of Nirvana (Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and touring member Pat Smear) who performed together in a collaboration with former Beatle Paul McCartney during his show-closing set.

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The concert was broadcast live via television, radio, movie theaters, and the Internet, and released on DVD and CD.

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A documentary film was also made about the concert. Proceeds from the event were collected by the Robin Hood Relief Fund to benefit victims of the hurricane in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

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The hurricane and its aftermath were blamed for nearly $70 billion (2012 USD) in damage and killed 233 people across eight countries from the Caribbean to Canada, including 157 in the United States.

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