EXTREME - More Details Of Upcoming National Anthem Performance At Fenway Park Revealed
May 23, 2012, 12 years ago
It was recently announced that EXTREME vocalist Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt will perform the National Anthem at Fenway Park on Saturday May 26th at the Red Sox vs Tampa Bay game. Start time is 7:00pm.
Bettencourt will also be celebrating his special fan Darren Parker, who has self-proclaimed himself as one of Nuno’s biggest fans. The band and fans know him as NunoFreak. Darren has an inoperable brain tumor rendering him unable to work as his medical bills are mounting. A fundraiser is being held on June 23rd at Sleep’s Bar & Grill in Bluffs, IL which will include an auction, donations and freewill. Darren’s dream was to have Nuno show up but unfortunately he will be in London on tour with Rihanna. Bettencourt came up with a solution to help.
Last Friday, Nuno surprised Darren by calling him on the phone and invited him to be his special guest with Gary for the Red Sox game. This generous offer includes Darren to be on the field when they perform the National Anthem. After the anthem, Nuno will gift him one of his Washburn Nuno Bettencourt N4 guitars so Darren can auction it on eBay to help cover his medical expenses. The Red Sox have kindly agreed to let Darren come in the afternoon to watch soundcheck and then stay in the park to watch batting practice.
“We are making this real special for him.” states Bettencourt. After the phonecall with Nuno, Darren sent management an email saying that he “Literally had to pull the car over on the side of the road for 20 minutes to just process the conversation he just had with Nuno.”Here is Darren’s website to learn more about his situation and the fundraiser.
In the celebration of Fenway Park’s centennial, Cherone, Bettencourt and Daniel Bard recently joined forces and recorded a version of the song 'Let The Good Times Roll' available on the 100 Year Anniversary Red Sox Commemorative album. A portion of proceeds benefits the Red Sox Foundation.
As previously reported, Cherone and Bettencourt recently spoke with Boston-based rock radio station WAAF FM 97.7/107.3 in separate on-air interviews. Check them out below:
