‘Stand Up & Shout For Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday’ Global Virtual Fundraiser Update
Written by Johnson Stephen on June 30, 2021
‘Stand Up And Shout For Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday’, is a global virtual concert produced by Rolling Live Studios and taking place on July 10 2021.
The global fundraising event will bring together celebrities and fans all over the world to honor Dio’s undeniable impact both on and off the stage.
Among the artists joining the roster for conversations and/or performances are Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Beck; Bogert & Appice), Vinny Appice (DIO, Black Sabbath), Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit), Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Frank Zappa), Lita Ford, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, DIO), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne), Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt, Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Chickenfoot, Montrose), Sebastian Bach, John Bush (Armored Saint), Mikkey Dee (Scorpions, Motörhead), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Richie Kotzen (Poison, Smith/Kotzen), Derek St. Holmes (Vanilla Fudge, Michael Schenker Group) and Scott Travis (Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy).
The Dio band consisting of Oni Logan and Tim “Ripper” Owens, vocals; Simon Wright, drums; Scott Warren, keyboards; Rowan Robertson, guitar and Bjorn Englen on bass are planning special performances of classic Ronnie James Dio songs.
The event, hosted on rollinglivestudios.com, begins at 10PM BST, will benefit ‘The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund’ https://diocancerfund.org/
Tickets are on sale now at https://rollinglivestudios.com/collections/dio
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