Sebastian Back (of Skid Row) is now announced to be headlining this years Rock For Ronnie benefit show. The event ,benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), will take place on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2025, 11AM to 6PM, on the South Lawn adjacent to the Autry Museum of the West in Griffith Park. The annual ROCK FOR RONNIE, an afternoon of live rock music, silent and live auctions, food trucks and fun geared to the entire family, celebrates the memory of the late singer who succumbed to gastric cancer in 2010. Entrepreneur, author and producer Ahmet Zappa will host the event.
Rounding out the fest of the days bill will be Dio Disciples; southern rock band Jason Charles Miller; hard rock band Kill Devil Hill; Las Vegas-based Count’s 77, whose frontman Danny Coker is the star of the Counting Cars TV show on the History Channel; and the All-Stars Band jam, which in past years has included noted musicians such as Doug Aldrich, Steven Adler, Chris Broderick, Phil Demmel, Dave Grohl, Adrian Vandenberg, Ricky Warwick and Brian Tichy, among many others. Local band Anita Squeeze will open the afternoon of live music.
General Admission tickets for $65 and a limited number of VIP seating tickets for $125 are now on sale. For information, visit: www.diocancerfund.org/events