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Kid Rock joins Zac Brown Band at Georgia fundraiser

Thursday, October 29, 2009 – Kid Rock will join Zac Brown Band at the Georgia Theatre benefit concert on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Joining the band on stage to perform songs from their album "The Foundation," their favorite covers and new unreleased material also will be Kellie Pickler, Little Big Town, Joey and Rory, Shawn Mullins, Oliver Wood, Angie Aparo and Aslyn.

A DVD of the evening's performances, directed by Darren Doane (who also shot the band's Toes video), will go on sale nationwide in spring 2010. All concertgoers will also receive a free copy of the DVD as a gift for purchasing tickets.

To raise additional money for The Georgia Theatre Rehabilitation Fund, the evening will also auction the following items:
Signed guitars, one each from Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Marshall Tucker, John Mayer and Styx;
Signed fiddle from Charlie Daniels;
A pair of signed boots and photograph from Darius Rucker;
Two tickets and a signed Halloween poster from Wide Spread Panic to their New Year's Eve bash at Atlanta's Philips Arena;
Four tickets with meet & greet passes from Colt Ford for his upcoming show at South Carolina's Florence Civic Center on Nov. 21;
A two-hour training session in LA with UFC World Champion Rampage Jackson; and
Prints from the Gibson Guitars 50th anniversary Hatch Show.

Tickets are still available via Ticketmaster and cost $100.

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