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Oakland United: A Benefit For Oakland Fire Relief at Fox Theater

December 14, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Another Planet Entertainment and Noise Pop, along with Paradigm Agency’s Oakland office present OAKLAND UNITED, a benefit show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Wednesday, December 14th for the Oakland Fire Relief Effort.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 9th at noon via Another Planet’s official website, http://www.APEConcerts.com.

*100% of the proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to Gray Area Foundation For The Arts Oakland Fire Relief Fund.

About OAKLAND UNITED:
Oakland United is a A Night of Music and Stories featuring Boots Riley (The Coup), Christopher Willits, Dan Deacon, Gabe Meline (KQED) Geographer, Hieroglyphics, Jay Som, Josette Melchor (Gray Area), Primus, Rogue Wave, Sam Lefebvre (East Bay Express), Sidecar Tommy (Beats Antique), Thao Nguyen, tUnE-yArDs, Tycho and many more!

The evening will be hosted by Josette Melchor of the Gray Area Foundation For The Arts, which started a fund shortly after the tragedy and has collected over $500,000 to date. The fund is collaborating closely with the Oakland Mayor’s Office and the Red Cross as well as getting guidance from local arts institutions. The immediate needs of fire victims will be the fund’s priority with the Red Cross as the first point of contact for allocation of the funds received from the Oakland Sports Teams funds. Gray Area will be second point of contact after that and are working on a system for intake. When the immediate needs of families are resolved, Gray Area will be turning their attention to longer-term issues of safety and resilience across the larger creative community, applying efforts to ensure this tragedy is not repeated.

“It is unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to shed light on a broader situation around the need for safe venues for artists, musicians, and creatives in the Bay Area,” said Josette Melchor, Executive Director and Founder of Gray Area Foundation For The Arts. “We will continue to increase this goal as support comes in. We want this funding to stay in the community that was impacted.”

Tickets will range in costs from $35 (Reserved Balcony Seating) to $49.50 (General Admission Floor), with the ability to give an additional $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or $1000 in donations. For those who are unable to attend the event, patrons are encouraged to donate online at the link below: https://www.youcaring.com/firevictimsofoaklandfiredec232016-706684

The event will feature music and stories from a wide variety of artists including: Boots Riley (The Coup), Christopher Willits, Dan Deacon, Gabe Meline (KQED), Geographer, Hieroglyphics, Jay Som, Primus, Rogue Wave, Sam Lefebvre (Pitchfork/East Bay Express), Sidecar Tommy (Beats Antique), Thao Nguyen, Tune-Yards, Tycho and many more.

Details

Date:
December 14, 2016
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Venue

Fox Theater – Oakland
1807 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94612 United States
Phone:
(510) 302-2250