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SOLD-OUT CROWD AT NASHVILLE’S BRIDGESTONE ARENA
WITNESSES LANDMARK CONCERT FEATURING URBAN, COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS GILL, ALABAMA, MERLE HAGGARD AND DON WILLIAMS, AND THE BAND PERRY, BLUE SKY RIDERS, DIAMOND RIO, LADY ANTEBELLUM, LITTLE BIG
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 16, 2012 - According to information released today by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, Keith Urban's April 10 We're All for the Hall benefit concert raised $465,000, bringing the event's three-year total to approximately $1.5 million. Nearly 14,000 fans packed Nashville's Bridgestone Arena to enjoy the one-of-a-kind show.
"This museum, and country music in general, could not ask for greater ambassadors and caretakers than Vince Gill and Keith Urban," said Museum Director Kyle Young. "They have such a reverence for this music's history, and are passionate about its future. The first We're All for the Hall benefit, in 2009, was a game changer for this museum in terms of both fundraising and awareness, and this year's show, the third, has again helped take this institution to another level.
"With this year's show, and its spotlight on duos and groups," Young continued, "Keith and Vince put together a concert lineup that showcased the breadth and depth of country music. From Merle Haggard to the Band Perry, last night's performances were an aural tour of where this art form has been, and where it's going. I'm proud to say that with Keith and Vince, it couldn't be in better hands."
"The support that We're All for the Hall has continued to receive truly validates the importance of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and its place at the epicenter of country music," said Urban. "To all of the fans that have come out to the shows, the artists that have given so generously of their time and to the commitment of dollars, equipment and products that our corporate partners have given us, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. We'll see you again next year."
Proceeds from We're All for the Hall will be invested in the care of the institution's rare and unduplicated collection, in its vigorous schedule of school and public programs, and in enhancements for its core exhibition.
We're All for the Hall 2012 was sponsored by City National Bank, with additional support from SunTrust and Ford Motor Company Fund. Nearly 80 corporate and individual partners, listed below, played a role in the benefit by contributing products, time or funds.
EVENT PARTNERS:
Accurate Staging Nashville
AEG Live Productions
Alabama
Alex Krompic
Ansel Davis & Associates, PLLC
Athena Water
The Band Perry
Bandit Lites
BBR Management
Bill Young Productions
Blue Sky Riders
Bombardier
Borman Entertainment
Bradfield Stage Lighting
Bridgestone Arena
Capitol Records Nashville
Chaos Visual Productions
Chick-fil-A Brentwood
City National Bank
Clair Brothers Audio
Creative Artists Agency
Crom Tidwell Merchandising
Cube Services, Inc.
Diamond Rio
Domino's Pizza
Donn Jones Photography
Don Williams
Drum Paradise Nashville, Inc.
Fitzgerald Hartley
Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Ford Motor Company Fund
Frank Mull
Frost Specialty, Inc.
George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey
Gibson Guitar Corporation
Grand Ole Opry
Hatch Show Print
Hemphill Brothers Coach Company
Keith Urban
Kyle O'Connor
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Maggiano's Little Italy - Nashville
Major Bob
Merle Haggard
Modern Management
Moir Borman
Monkeyville On Vine Corp.
Music City Tents & Events
Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Nathan Alves Design
The Oak Ridge Boys
Paul Freundlich Associates
Photo Booth Nashville
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place
Pistol Annies
Premier Parking of Tennessee, LLC
Rascal Flatts
Red Light Management
RJ Young
Rod Hansen
Rubin Media
Sandbox Entertainment
ShopKeeper Management
Soundcheck Nashville
Spalding Entertainment
Stage Call
SunTrust
Sysco
Tennessee Prompters
Thompson Square
Ticketmaster
Trinchero Family Estates
Two Twenty Two Grill & Catering
Vince Gill
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum's mission is the preservation of the history of country and related vernacular music rooted in southern culture. With the same educational mission, the foundation also operates CMF Records, the museum's Frist Library and Archive, CMF Press, Historic RCA Studio B and Hatch Show Print®.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.
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