Bon Jovi to kick off concert series for lung cancer research
The Associated Press
11:26 AM EST, February 12, 2008
NEW YORK
Bon Jovi is headlining a concert series to raise funds for lung cancer research -- a cause that became personal for the New Jersey rockers after band mate Richie Sambora's father died of the disease last year.
The group is dedicating the kickoff concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan on Tuesday night to the guitarist's father, Adam Sambora. It comes days before the U.S. leg of the band's 'Lost Highway World Tour.'
Funds raised during the yearlong concert series will go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where Sambora's father received treatment.
The series, organized by the nonprofit Stand Up For A Cure, also will feature performances by comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Italian tenor
Andrea Bocelli and other artists. Future concert dates have not yet been announced.
The nonprofit also has commissioned three mobile care centers in the New York area, which will be named after the rocker's parents, Adam and Joan Sambora.
According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among both men and women in the United States, and will kill more people this year than cancer of the breast, prostate and colorectal combined.
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I AM GOING TO BE THERE TONIGHT!!!!! THIS EVEN IS FOR SUCH AN AMAZING CAUSE AND I AM SO HAPPY TO BE APART OF IT! IT IS JUST AN ADDED BONUS THAT I WILL GET TO SEE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE BON JOVI![]()
11:26 AM EST, February 12, 2008
NEW YORK
Bon Jovi is headlining a concert series to raise funds for lung cancer research -- a cause that became personal for the New Jersey rockers after band mate Richie Sambora's father died of the disease last year.
The group is dedicating the kickoff concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan on Tuesday night to the guitarist's father, Adam Sambora. It comes days before the U.S. leg of the band's 'Lost Highway World Tour.'
Funds raised during the yearlong concert series will go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where Sambora's father received treatment.
The series, organized by the nonprofit Stand Up For A Cure, also will feature performances by comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Italian tenor
Andrea Bocelli and other artists. Future concert dates have not yet been announced.
The nonprofit also has commissioned three mobile care centers in the New York area, which will be named after the rocker's parents, Adam and Joan Sambora.
According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among both men and women in the United States, and will kill more people this year than cancer of the breast, prostate and colorectal combined.
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I AM GOING TO BE THERE TONIGHT!!!!! THIS EVEN IS FOR SUCH AN AMAZING CAUSE AND I AM SO HAPPY TO BE APART OF IT! IT IS JUST AN ADDED BONUS THAT I WILL GET TO SEE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE BON JOVI
