Release – The Rock For Ronnie “Year of the Dragon” Concert Celebration, an afternoon of rock music and family-friendly fun, will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 11 AM to 6 PM, at the Lou Bredlow Pavilion at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills, Calif. Quiet Riot is set to headline the event.
Rock For Ronnie will benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), founded in memory of the late singer who succumbed to gastric cancer in 2010. This year’s Rock For Ronnie will be a general admission event, free to the public. Radio and television personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel, will once again host.
Also on the bill will be Dio Disciples, southern rock band Jason Charles Miller, Billy McNicol, X-COMM and a surprise-filled jam by Eddie Trunk’s All-Star Band. Expected to participate are noted musicians including vocalists/guitarists Lita Ford, Abby Gennett (Slunt), Brett Scallions (Fuel); guitarists Doug Aldrich (Dio, Dead Daisies, Whitesnake), Marc Ferrari (Keel), Tracii Guns (LA Guns), Patrick Kennison (Lita Ford), Robert Sarzo (Hurricane); bass players Martin Anderson (Lita Ford), Julia Lage (Vixen) and Marty O’Brien (Daughtry, Lita Ford); vocalists Dewey Bragg (Kill Devil Hill), Andry Lagiou, Keith Saint John (Montrose, Kingdom Come), Patrick Stone (Budderside), Neil Turbin; keyboard player Dennis Atlas (QRST, Rock the Vault), drummers Ronnie Ciago (BrandX, Circa), Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires), Daniel Bermudez (Wilt) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake) and sax player Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Toto, Supertramp), among others.
Rock icon Lita Ford has arranged with PBS Guitar Builder to the Stars Jim Cara (www.caraguitars.com) to create a one-of-a-kind DIO/Dio Cancer Fund custom guitar, which she will play in her All-Star Band appearance, sign and make available for auction. The DIO logo on this unique instrument lights up.
To RSVP and/or make a donation, visit www.diocancerfund.org/events.
Ronnie James Dio’s love of dragons and their association with his on stage persona will also be reflected in the events’ “Year of the Dragon” designation, a nod to this year on the Chinese calendar.
What: Rock For Ronnie Year of the Dragon Celebration Concert in the Park
Where: Lou Bredlow Pavilion at Warner Center Park
21820 Califa Street, Woodland Hills CA 91367
When: May 19, 11 AM – 6 PM
RSVPs and Donations: www.diocancerfund.org/events
For more information visit: www.diocancerfund.org
Dio is the subject of the documentary film “Dio: Dreamers Never Die,” which is streaming on Showtime and on additional subscription apps. It is also available on DVD and Blu-Ray+4K and can be ordered here.
The organization also hosts the annual Bowl for Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party, which will be held on Nov 14.
Listen to the Music of Ronnie James Dio here:
