September 10, 2002

ROCK TO THE RESCUE BENEFIT CONCERTS IN EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ AND CLEVELAND, OH IN OCTOBER TO FEATURE A HOST OF CLASSIC ROCKERS COMING TO THE AID ONCE AGAIN FOR VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH DISASTER

Bad Company, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Jack Blades, Felix Cavaliere, Mark Farner, Eddie Money, Sam Moore, Survivor, John Waite, Edgar Winter And Others To Be Announced To Perform At TBA Entertainment-produced "Rock To The Rescue" Benefit Concerts

(9-9-02 - Universal City) - "We had such a good time last year that we thought we'd do it again this year," says Styx lead singer Tommy Shaw, who conceived the idea for last year's Volunteers For America concerts in Atlanta and Dallas. "It was an extremely emotional yet rewarding experience for all of us involved and we're looking forward to this year's Rock To The Rescue concerts."

Rock To The Rescue - which will feature such artists as Bad Company, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Jack Blades, Felix Cavaliere, Mark Farner, Eddie Money, Sam Moore, Survivor, John Waite and Edgar Winter among others -- will land at the Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands) on Saturday, October 19th and then at the Gund Arena in Cleveland on Sunday, October 20th.

Proceeds from the show at the Continental Airlines Arena - which is being produced in association with Metropolitan Entertainment - will benefit the Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund while the show at the Gund Arena will benefit that fund as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Educational Fund.

"Last year's concerts raised $550,000 for the Port Authority Police Department and $25,000 to a few families close to our hearts that were affected by the events of 9/11," states Charlie Brusco of TBA Entertainment, the company producing the two Rock To The Rescue benefit concerts. "That was definitely a good start but our mission is to continue the fundraising efforts for the families of the victims of the September 11th tragedy."

REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin states, "A year has passed since the horrific events of last September 11th and I still cannot fully integrate it into my life's experiences. I have watched the various televised retrospectives and they are so powerfully real that they have a way of overwhelming me. No matter how many times I see those images, there is a part of me that is as shocked and angry and sad as I was a year ago. The feelings have not faded… Maybe they never will… The Rock To The Rescue benefit concerts will let the people of New York and New Jersey and all around the country know that we have not forgotten."

Tickets for Rock To The Rescue go on sale Saturday, September 14th, at 10:00am EST, at Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com (www.ticketmaster.com) and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone numbers.

Saturday, October 19th @ Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands) in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Presented by the Port Authority Police Department Benefiting The Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund)

(Line-up not listed in order of appearance)