BILLY IDOL, JOAN JETT, MICK JONES To Perform At 11th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert Honoring PETE TOWNSHEND And BILL CURBISHLEY
April 23, 2015, 9 years ago
Pete Townshend, singer/songwriter for Grammy-winning band The Who, and Bill Curbishley, The Who's longtime manager, and music and film producer, will be honoured at Best Buy Theater in New York on May 28th.
Multi-Grammy-winning artist Bruce Springsteen will present Townshend with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and its addiction recovery programs. Curbishley will be presented with the MusiCares From the Heart Award for his unconditional friendship and dedication to the mission and goals of the organization by Doug Morris, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. The 11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert is presented by RBC Capital Markets with additional support provided by the DJ AM Memorial Fund.
Singer/songwriters Billy Idol and Joan Jett; and Foreigner's guitarist Mick Jones, as well as other artists to be announced. There will also be a performance by The Who band featuring John Corey on grand piano, Loren Gold on keys, Pino Palladino on bass, Frank Simes on keyboard, Zak Starkey on drums, and Pete Townshend and Simon Townshend on guitars.
Mezzanine tickets are available for $65 per person at this location. Out of respect for the clients the MusiCares MAP Fund serves, the event will be alcohol-free.
