Bad Company, Foreigner, REO
Speedwagon, Styx, Jack Blades, Felix Cavaliere, Mark Farner, Eddie
Money, Sam Moore, Survivor, John Waite, Edgar Winter
And Others To Be Announced To Perform At TBA Entertainment-produced
"Rock To The Rescue" Benefit Concerts
(9-9-02 - Universal City) - "We had such a good time last year
that we thought we'd do it again this year," says Styx lead singer
Tommy Shaw, who conceived the idea for last year's Volunteers For
America concerts in Atlanta and Dallas. "It was an extremely
emotional yet rewarding experience for all of us involved and we're
looking forward to this year's Rock To The Rescue concerts."
Rock To The Rescue - which will feature such artists as Bad Company,
Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Jack Blades, Felix Cavaliere, Mark
Farner, Eddie Money, Sam Moore, Survivor, John Waite and Edgar Winter
among others -- will land at the Continental Airlines Arena (The
Meadowlands) on Saturday, October 19th and then at the Gund Arena in
Cleveland on Sunday, October 20th.
Proceeds from the show at the Continental Airlines Arena - which is
being produced in association with Metropolitan Entertainment - will
benefit the Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund
while the show at the Gund Arena will benefit that fund as well as the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Educational Fund.
"Last year's concerts raised $550,000 for the Port Authority
Police Department and $25,000 to a few families close to our hearts that
were affected by the events of 9/11," states Charlie Brusco of TBA
Entertainment, the company producing the two Rock To The Rescue benefit
concerts. "That was definitely a good start but our mission is to
continue the fundraising efforts for the families of the victims of the
September 11th tragedy."
REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin states, "A year has passed since
the horrific events of last September 11th and I still cannot fully
integrate it into my life's experiences. I have watched the various
televised retrospectives and they are so powerfully real that they have
a way of overwhelming me. No matter how many times I see those images,
there is a part of me that is as shocked and angry and sad as I was a
year ago. The feelings have not faded… Maybe they never will… The
Rock To The Rescue benefit concerts will let the people of New York and
New Jersey and all around the country know that we have not
forgotten."
Tickets for Rock To The Rescue go on sale Saturday, September 14th,
at 10:00am EST, at Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com and
Ticketmaster charge-by-phone numbers.
Saturday, October 19th @ Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands)
in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Presented by the Port Authority Police
Department Benefiting The Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster
Survivors Fund)
(Line-up not listed in order of appearance)
· Bad Company* · Foreigner* · REO Speedwagon* · Styx* · Jack
Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees) · Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) ·
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) · Sam Moore (Sam and Dave) · Lorenza
Ponce (Sheryl Crow) · Survivor · John Waite (The Babys, Bad English)
· Guest emcee to be announced
*Performing headlining sets
Sunday, October 20th @ Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio (Presented by
the Port Authority Police Department and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum Benefiting The Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster
Survivors Fund and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Educational Fund)
(Line-up not listed in order of appearance)
· Bad Company* · Foreigner* · REO Speedwagon* · Styx* · Jack
Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees) · Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) ·
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) · Eddie Money (Cleveland Concert
Only) · Sam Moore (Sam and Dave) · Lorenza Ponce (Sheryl Crow) ·
Survivor · John Waite (The Babys, Bad English) · Edgar Winter
(Cleveland Concert Only) · Guest emcee to be announced
*Performing headlining sets
For all further information (including specific information on The
Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund) and interview
requests, please contact Jeff Albright at The Albright Entertainment
Group by phone (818) 508-6874 or by e-mail (RockStarPR@aol.com)
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