But the concert raised more than $50,000, enough to pay each musician $750, as planned.
But Tuesday's concert raised the music making to yet another level.
Inevitably, the concert raised questions about the uses and abuses of music.
The concert raised over $3.3 million dollars in just three hours for disaster relief.
The concert drew a crowd of 80,000 people and raised over $7 million for American family farmers.
The concert raised an estimated $615,000 for the two charities.
The concert raised about $400,000 toward storm relief in one night.
The concert raised over $2.2 million for flood relief efforts.
Kyle Silver, executive director of the center, said last week that the concert raised about $80,000.
A spokesman said the concert raised more than $1 million.