Friday, May 31, 2013

Second OK Tornado Benefit Concert Planned

Toby Keith
Country singer and Moore-raised Toby Keith is moving closer to a concert date for a blowout show to benefit Oklahoma tornado recovery efforts.

Country singer and former Tulsa resident Ronnie Dunn confirmed to the Tulsa World on Wednesday that he'll join Keith for the show.

Dunn also confirmed that Garth Brooks is onboard for the blowout concert, tentatively scheduled sometime during the July Fourth weekend in Norman. The exact date and place likely will be announced "within the next 24 hours," Dunn said.

"There are a lot of moving parts to work out," Dunn stressed. "But this is what we're aiming for."

He called this concert a "second wave" of support from the music community for the people of Moore, knowing Blake Shelton's Wednesday show was the first.

Wednesday night's Healing in the Heartland benefit concert raised more than $6 million in pledges to aid victims of the state's recent devastating tornadoes. Proceeds go to the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund.

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1 comment:

  1. Great to hear, Toby will do it up right for his home town of Moore and other cities damaged by the tornados... Bring it on RSC style, and be sure the OKL people get to enjoy and partay!!! Kudos to all the other artists that are fund raising all over the state..

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