Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Billy Joel headline Hurricane Sandy benefit on NBC

Bruce Springsteen, Citizen's Bank Park, Sunday, Sept, 2, 2012. Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com

With parts of Philadelphia still without power, and much of the New Jersey coast even more ravaged in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, NBC will air Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, a benefit telethon concert on Friday to raise funds for the hardest-hit areas. On the lineup are native New Jerseyans Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi, as well as Billy Joel, Sting and more. Billboard.biz reports “The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and be shown on NBC and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other networks are invited to join in.” Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together will be broadcast live from Rockefeller Center in New York City beginnning at 8 p.m. on Friday.