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  • Singer-songwriter Patti Smith performs on stage in Avenche, Switzerland, in...

    Singer-songwriter Patti Smith performs on stage in Avenche, Switzerland, in 2002. Smith headlines a Global Warming-themed concert in San Francisco Sept. 14.

  • Singer/songwriter/poet Patti Smith performs in New York's Central Park Thursday,...

    Singer/songwriter/poet Patti Smith performs in New York's Central Park Thursday, Sept. 5, 1996, to support her latest album release, "Gone Again." (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

  • American singer songwriter Patti Smith in concert at the Serpentine...

    American singer songwriter Patti Smith in concert at the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park in 1996.

  • US singer Patti Smith performs during the 39th Montreux Jazz...

    US singer Patti Smith performs during the 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, Sunday, July 3, 2005. The festival will last until July 16, 2005. (AP Photo/Keystone, Olivier Maire)

  • Patti Smith performs a song she dedicated to Pope Luciani...

    Patti Smith performs a song she dedicated to Pope Luciani (John Paul I) in the soccer stadium in Florence, Sept. 11, 1979. Eighty thousand fans attended the concert which ended in riots. The American rock star canceled a post-concert news conference and told reporters: “You have to learn how to laugh. Maybe Pope Luciani could have taught you how.” (AP Photo)

  • Legendary punk rocker Patti Smith performs at the Van Gogh...

    Legendary punk rocker Patti Smith performs at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Nov. 25, 2005. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

  • Patti Smith performs a song during a news conference about...

    Patti Smith performs a song during a news conference about her movie 'Dream Of Life'' at the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, in 2008. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)

  • NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Patti Smith attends a...

    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Patti Smith attends a screening of "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" hosted by The Cinema Society at Crosby Street Hotel on May 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

  • US singer Patti Smith gives an interview on December 3,...

    US singer Patti Smith gives an interview on December 3, 2015 in Paris, within the United Nations conference on climate change , or COP21. / AFP / LOIC VENANCELOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images

  • Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at...

    Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at The Fillmore in San Francisco in 2015. Smith returns to San Francisco for a global warming-themed concert Sept. 14. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at...

    Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Smith, also an artist and author, is performing two more sold-out shows at the Fillmore Jan. 24- 25. Often known as the "Godmother of Punk," she was an influential member of the early punk scene in New York with her 1975 debut of "Horses." (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at...

    Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Smith, also an artist and author, is performing two more sold-out shows at the Fillmore Jan. 24- 25. Often known as the "Godmother of Punk," she was an influential member of the early punk scene in New York with her 1975 debut of "Horses." (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at...

    Patti Smith performs a sold-out show with her band at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Smith, also an artist and author, is performing two more sold-out shows at the Fillmore Jan. 24- 25. Often known as the "Godmother of Punk," she was an influential member of the early punk scene in New York with her 1975 debut of "Horses." (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • American rock star Patti Smith answers questions from the media...

    American rock star Patti Smith answers questions from the media during a press conference she held upon her arrival in Rome's Fiumicino airport, Friday, April 19, 2002. Smith will perform at the inagural concert of Rome's new auditorium Sunday, April 21. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo)

  • Bob Weir performs during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore...

    Bob Weir performs during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco in May 2018. Weir is part of a global warmed-themed concert in San Francisco Sept. 14. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Sammy Hagar, left, and Bob Weir lead the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert...

    Sammy Hagar, left, and Bob Weir lead the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The concert benefits the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF's Benioff Children's Hospital. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Bob Weir performs during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore...

    Bob Weir performs during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The concert benefits the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF's Benioff Children's Hospital. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Bob Weir at Sammy Hagar's studio (Jim Harrington, Staff)

    Bob Weir at Sammy Hagar's studio (Jim Harrington, Staff)

  • Bob Weir and Phil Lesh perform at the Sound Summit...

    Bob Weir and Phil Lesh perform at the Sound Summit atop Mount Tamalpais. (Jeremy Portje/Special to The Marin Independent Journal)

  • Bob Weir performs during the 3rd annual Sound Summit at...

    Bob Weir performs during the 3rd annual Sound Summit at the Cushing Memorial Amphitheater on Mount Tamalpais, in Mill Valley, Calif. Saturday September 9, 2017. Bob Weir and Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead headlined the daylong rock festival. (Jeremy Portje/special to The Marin Independent Journal)

  • Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays at...

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    Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. (Alex Washburn/Staff)

  • Bob Weir performs on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at...

    Bob Weir performs on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

  • Steve Vai and Bob Weir perform on stage during the...

    Steve Vai and Bob Weir perform on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

  • Bob Weir performs on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at...

    Bob Weir performs on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

  • Bob Weir performs on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at...

    Bob Weir performs on stage during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

  • Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in...

    Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in the newly formed Furthur at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Weir and his Grateful Dead brother Phil Lesh formed Furthur in 2009 and were met by fans of all ages in San Francisco on Saturday. (Alex Washburn/Staff)

  • Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in...

    (Alex Washburn/Staff)

    Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in the newly formed Furthur at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Weir and his Grateful Dead brother Phil Lesh formed Furthur in 2009 and were met by fans of all ages in San Francisco on Saturday. (Alex Washburn/Staff)

  • Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in...

    Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in the newly formed Furthur at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Weir and his Grateful Dead brother Phil Lesh formed Furthur in 2009 and were met by fans of all ages in San Francisco on Saturday. (Alex Washburn/Staff)

  • Staff archives: Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead,...

    Staff archives: Bob Weir, former member of The Grateful Dead, plays in Furthur at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Weir and his Grateful Dead brother Phil Lesh formed Furthur in 2009.(Alex Washburn/Staff)

  • Bassist extraordinaire Flea performs with the Red Hot Chili Peppers...

    Bassist extraordinaire Flea performs with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, aiding North Country wildfire relief efforts. Flea performs at another benefit concert in San Francisco Sept. 14. (Brent Clarke/Associated Press)

  • Flea performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in...

    Flea performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2017. The all-world bassist plays a global warming-themed concert in San Francisco on Sept. 14. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland in 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea jumps up and...

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea jumps up and down as he performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue perform onstage at the 2017...

    Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue perform onstage at the 2017 ESSENCE Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in 2017. The musician headlines at UC Berkeley's Greek Theatre Sept. 14. (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

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    Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland in 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in...

    Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in...

    Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in...

    Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in...

    Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • Holding his horns, Trombone Shorty takes the stage for an...

    Holding his horns, Trombone Shorty takes the stage for an encore on the main stage at the San Jose Jazz Festival in downtown San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, August 13, 2011. (Jim Gensheimer/Mercury News)

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    Matt Penman, Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Eric Harland.

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  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 06: Musician Joshua Redman performs...

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Several Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are coming together at the Pathway to Paris benefit concert on Sept. 14 at San Francisco’s Masonic.

The lineup includes the sensational Patti Smith (Rock Hall class of 2007), the Bay Area’s own Bob Weir (inducted with the Grateful Dead in 1994), genius bassist Flea (enshrined as a Red Hot Chili Pepper in 2012) and Eric Burden (inducted with the Animals in 1994), among others.

It’s one in a series of Pathway to Paris events and concerts that have been held in numerous cities, intended as “a call to action, urging the international community to ramp up ambition towards a climate-safe future for all,” according to a news release.

The title of the concert references the Paris Agreement, a response to the threat of global warming that came out of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of 2015.

 

Pathway to Paris was founded by Rebecca Foon and Jesse Paris Smith (who is the daughter of Patti Smith).

Proceeds from the event go to 350.org, Pathway to Paris and the United Nations Development Programme.

Details: 7 p.m.; $39.50-$199.50, www.livenation.com.

Other top concerts of the week (Sept. 13-19) include:

Beach Boys

Mike Love and company bring one of the greatest songbooks in popular music history to the Mountain Winery in Saratoga on Sept. 16.

Details: 7:30 p.m.; $49.50-$99.50, www.mountainwinery.com.

Romeo Santos

The Latin pop star visits the SAP Center in San Jose on Sept. 19 in support of his latest studio effort, “Golden.”

Details: 8 p.m.; $49.50-$500, www.ticketmaster.com.

Still Dreaming

Jazz saxophone star Josh Redman leads a quartet featuring trumpeter Ron Miles, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade Sept. 13-16 at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

Details: 7;30 p.m. Sept. 13-15, 2 p.m. Sept. 16; $35-$95, www.sfjazz.org.

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

This Fat City fandango also features Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and New Breed Brass Band with special guests Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins and Walter Wolfman Washington on Sept. 14 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley.

Details: 7 p.m.; $59.50, www.ticketmaster.com.