Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, John Hall, The Doobie Brothers, Jason Mraz, Tom Morello, Kitaro, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Jonathan Wilson and Others to Perform a Benefit Concert to Support Disaster Relief Efforts in Japan and Non-Nuclear Groups Worldwide
By Musicians United For Safe Energy, PRNEThursday, June 23, 2011
LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2011 -
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH - SHORELINE
AMPHITHEATRE IN MOUNTAIN VIEW.
PRESENTING SPONSOR -
VANTAGEPOINT: THE LEADING GLOBAL INVESTOR IN ENERGY
INNOVATION
Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt,
Jason Mraz, The Doobie Brothers, Tom Morello, John Hall, Kitaro,
Jonathan Wilson, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and special
guests are coming together for a special benefit event
on Sunday, August 7, at Shoreline Amphitheatre in
Mountain View, CA. Proceeds from the concert will be
distributed to Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) to
support Japan disaster relief efforts, and organizations
worldwide working to promote safe, alternative, non-nuclear
energy. The presenting sponsor VantagePoint Capital
Partners (
global investor in energy innovation and efficiency.
The show will begin at 3 PM. Children 10 and
under admitted free on the lawn with an adult ticket. Tickets
go on sale Monday, June 27 at 10AM at
Livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Reserved seats are $99.50, $50.00 and $35.00 and general
admission lawn tickets are $19.50, plus applicable charges.
Special Gold and Silver circle seats are available
through the Guacamole Fund (
“The disaster in Fukushima is not only a disaster for Japan. It
is a global disaster. We come together now across cultural
boundaries, political and generational boundaries, to call for
changes in the way we use energy, and in the ways we conduct the
search for solutions to the problems facing humanity,” says
Jackson Browne. ”We join with the people of Japan, and
people everywhere who believe in a non-nuclear future.”
“From solar power plants and next-generation wind turbines to
energy-efficient LED lighting and electric vehicles, we see
technology innovations solving our most important energy
needs,” says Alan Salzman, Managing Partner of VantagePoint Capital
Partners, a global leader in funding the
transformative energy companies of the 21st century. “We join with
the many artists involved in this concert to raise funds for the
Japan disaster relief efforts and call for sensible and clean
energy solutions.”
It was shortly after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that
triggered multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear plant in Japan that the decision was made to coordinate
a benefit. Shoreline Amphitheatre was chosen because
of its close proximity to the Pacific Rim, Northern California’s
history and deep association with Japan-and because nuclear
reactors on the California coast store spent fuel rods in the same
manner as at Fukushima. The concert date falls between
the anniversaries of atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima
(August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki(August 9, 1945).
“The MUSE concert will not only be a great show, it will
hopefully entice the public to become better informed of the
tremendous dangers of nuclear power,” says Graham Nash.
”We have to keep real and true information flowing so that
people can act on it.”
“We’re so lucky to have been able to bring back some of the
original MUSE team to collaborate with some new and younger
artists for MUSE 2, so that we can immediately help with the
Japan relief effort and raise funds and awareness for
the no nukes issue,” says Bonnie Raitt. ”I’m
excited to be a part of this important and truly collaborative
effort. It’s going to be a very special, one of a kind
event.”
Pat Simmons, of The Doobie Brothers, who performed
at the original MUSE shows adds, “We are so proud to be
reuniting with so many of our talented friends, who share our
concern for the safety, and sustainable future of our fragile
planet. Current events have brought us to a turning point in our
human existence. It’s time to consider alternatives to the present
course of energy production that have been forced upon us by an
aggressive corporate power structure. We join together to generate
funds to help our Japanese friends, as they recover from the
devastation that they have had to endure, due to man’s careless use
of nuclear energy, and nature’s unpredictability. Through these
efforts we also hope to raise public awareness of the challenges we
are faced with, and the important responsibilities we share in
moving us towards a safer, nuclear free future.”
The concert stage will be powered by an integrated system of
clean, alternative energy sources, using solar, biodiesel, and wind
technologies. The energy-saving GRNLite LED lighting rig for
the show has been donated by Bandit Lites, and Schubert
Systems has donated the sound rig. In addition,
Shoreline is the largest Green certified concert
venue in the United States and is a founding member of the
Green Music Group. One goal is that the concert will
inspire musicians in other areas to organize shows that both employ
and promote safe energy alternatives, and that raise funds for
disaster relief efforts and for groups-local, regional, national,
and international alike-advocating non-nuclear programs and
initiatives.
“As Japan struggles to subdue meltdowns at Fukushima, and
Ft. Calhoun Nuclear in Nebraska struggles to keep its
reactor and spent fuel above the Missouri’s floodwaters, we once
again face a crucial choice,” says John Hall (who, in
addition to being a musician, was a U.S.
Representative from New York, 2007-2011). ”Will we, as
a country, invest in clean, renewable sources of energy, or will we
continue to use taxpayer dollars to indemnify and subsidize the
dirty, deadly old technologies that are making our planet
unlivable?”
“Even though the news cycle has moved on from the Fukushima
disaster, this is another massive world energy disaster from which
there will be long-term effects,” adds Jason Mraz. “I am
thrilled to be a part of this amazing show that will not only help
those in Japan, but that will also call attention to the urgent
need to embrace safe, clean energy alternatives.”
Japanese musician and multi-instrumentalist,
Kitaro, joined the bill as a way to give thanks “for all of
the support for Japan from the world, and to all of the
Japanese, who are helping each other.” He adds, ”It is
time to consider the change to alternative clean energy instead of
nuclear power.”
For more information, please visit:
and
Michael Jensen, mj at jensencom.com, or Meghan Helsel, +1-626-585-9575, meghan at jensencom.com
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