Springsteen, Bon Jovi to Perform at Sandy Benefit Concert

NBC will hold a benefit concert Friday for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert, hosted by "Today" show co-host Matt Lauer.

Other performers include Christina Aguilera, Sting and Jimmy Fallon.

The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and will be shown on NBC and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other networks are invited to join in and the concert will be simulcast on Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio on SiriusXM.

"Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" will air at 8 p.m. EDT and will be tape-delayed in the West.

The telethon will be broadcast from NBC facilities in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

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