Staged to boost support for veterans, Concert for Valor took only three weeks to plan and attracted an estimated 800,000. (DeAndre Bennett/For The Bloc)

HBO televised the event live, streaming to both subscribers and non-subscribers. (Trey Sherman/Bloc Reporter)

The event aired on HBO and hosted a variety of performers including Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Eminem. Meryl Streep, John Oliver, Jack Black and Tom Hanks also made appearances. (Trey Sherman/Bloc Reporter)

HBO will televise the event throughout the month and provide subscriber access on HBO GO. (DeAndre Bennett/For The Bloc)

The event inspired attendants to donate to various veterans service organizations such as Semper Fi Fund, Give an Hour and Soldier On. (DeAndre Bennett/For The Bloc)

Musicians Incite Controversy

So Bruce Springsteen does an anti-war song while performing in front of our Vets? Really? #Tonedeaf

— Bob Friend (@BobFriend_Golf) November 12, 2014

Singing an anti-drowning song at a concert honoring lifeguards would be completely appropriate, if not perfect #ConcertForValor #Springsteen — Eric L Shepherd (@eshep) November 13, 2014

Would it be too much to ask for @Eminem not to drop so many f-bombs on the National Mall at the #ConcertForValor?

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 12, 2014

Eminem wasn’t the only one to drop the f*** bomb. He’s just the most controversial. Most importantly, the Veterans seemed to love him — Mark Pace (@THEMarkPace) November 12, 2014

Trey Sherman is a senior broadcast journalism major and can be reached at treywdc@gmail.com.