Jersey rock legends Jon Bon Jovi (left) and Bruce Springsteen share the Garden stage Wednesday night. (Getty Imagesl)
The money poured in.
So many people opened their hearts — and wallets — for the epic 121212 Concert for Sandy Relief that its fund-raisers won’t even know how much was hauled in until next week.
The mega-event, boasting an all-star music lineup, had raked in more than $30 million before the six-hour show even started, and insiders estimated that another $10 million to $20 million flowed in online and through the show’s celebrity-manned call center.
But show organizer The Robin Hood Foundation declined to even estimate how much its star-studded extravaganza might bring in for victims of the devastating superstorm that ravaged New York and New Jersey.
Patty Smith, spokeswoman for the foundation, said, “We want to make sure we have an accurate number to give out, and we hope to get those numbers locked up by Monday.
“We want to get the money out the door and to the people who need it as quickly as possible.”
All of the money raised goes directly to Sandy relief efforts, with the concert costs picked up by its corporate sponsors, Smith said.
Robin Hood’s relief fund has already raised $15.7 million, separate from the concert, that has been distributed in aid, Smith noted.
Before Wednesday night’s Madison Square Garden show opener Bruce Springsteen even took the stage, revenue from tickets, corporate donations and sponsorships topped $30 million.
Donations were still coming in yesterday, and a 121212 online auction — featuring memorabilia from the show — was drawing big-bucks bidding.
A Fender bass guitar — signed by Paul McCartney, Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, Billy Joel, Dave Grohl, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Eric Clapton, Jon Bon Jovi and other performers — had reached $38,600 late yesterday.
The concert got plenty of day-after buzz.
Mick Jagger sparked outrage on Twitter after a comment he made during the Rolling Stones’ performance. “This has got to be the largest collection of old English musicians ever assembled in Madison Square Garden,” Jagger quipped onstage. “But I’ve got to say, if it rains in London, you’ve got to come and help us, OK?”
“Wait wait wait . . . did Mick Jagger say if it rains in London we should help them? Was it raining during WWII?” wrote @dwbohle.
Kurt Cobain’s mercurial widow, Courtney Love, took issue with McCartney teaming up with the surviving members of Nirvana to do a new song, “Cut Me Some Slack.”
“Look, if John [Lennon] were alive, it would be cool,” a cranky Love told TMZ.
Kanye West’s bizarre skirt-and-leather leggings outfit took on a life of its own, spawning a Twitter site — @KanyesSkirt— that boasted more than 1,000 followers by early morning.
“Sorry everybody. This is awkward for me too,” @KanyesSkirt tweeted.