Christian rock superstars, Third Day will join an all-star cast of recording artists from all across the music industry for the inaugural Nashville4Africa benefit concert on April 22 at 7 p.m. at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
The event’s co-host Big Kenny of Big & Rich invited Third Day to join the benefit’s lineup after befriending the Provident Label Group band through their mutual commitment to the long-term fight against HIV/AIDS and poverty in Africa. In addition to Big Kenny and Third Day, the concert will feature performances by co-host Damien Horne, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Dierks Bentley, Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down, Ashley Cleveland, The SteelDrivers, Michael Rhodes, Brandon Young, the African Children's Choir and others.
“Big Kenny found out we would be in Nashville for the Dove Awards next week, and asked us to
be a part of this wonderful, redemptive night,” says Third Day front man Mac Powell. “Saying ‘yes’ was a no-brainer because this event will be all heart. It’s an honor to join these amazing artists in serving Africa.”
Concert proceeds will benefit charitable causes in the African countries of Uganda and war-torn Sudan. Through the Love Everybody Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization benefiting from this event, Big Kenny will transport much-needed medical and educational supplies to southern Sudanese villages. Event proceeds will also help build a school in Entebbe, Uganda for the African Children’s Choir, which cares for and fosters thousands of underprivileged children throughout the continent of Africa.
“The crisis in Sudan is as dire as we’ve ever seen it. The refugees there are depending on people all over the world to come to their aid,” says Big Kenny, performer and organizer for African relief. “We hope by continuing to raise awareness and support through the African Children’s Choir and aid outreach, we will continue to let love shine through the terrible violence that so many of God’s children there have endured.”
Tickets for the Nashville4Africa benefit concert range in price from $30 to $200 and may be purchased at www.nashvillesymphony.org or by calling the Schermerhorn Symphony Center box office at (615) 687-6400.
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