BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM AT COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM’S FUNDRAISER ALL FOR THE HALL NEW YORK OCTOBER 6
AFTH Benefit Concert also starring Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris to take place atTimes Square Best Buy Theater
In an intimate, guitar pull format, Grammy award winners Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, as well as Country Music Hall of Fame members Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris, will perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum fundraiser All for the Hall New York, Tuesday, October 6. The event will take place at the Times Square Best Buy Theater, uniting country music’s most accomplished artists and most generous supporters.
A limited number of VIP tables and individual seats are on sale now and available for purchase at $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 levels. Event proceeds will support the Museum’s education programs, which reached over 160,000 people in 2014. Details to reserve a table or individual seat are available below.
Attendees of the event have a rare opportunity to witness award-winning, critically acclaimed artists partake in something similar to a southern tradition known as the guitar pull, where a small group of musicians gather together and take turns presenting their songs while the other artists look on or add harmony and instrumentation. Originated in Nashville, some of the most legendary guitar pull sessions were hosted by none other than Johnny and June Carter Cash. All for the Hall New York participants will decide what to sing in the spur of the moment, with no set list, as they casually swap songs and stories during this one-of-a kind event.
Each year, Gill and Harris return to perform at the All for the Hall benefit concert. This year, they will be in the company of Paisley, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three Grammys, two American Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), among many others. Underwood, a multi-format, multi-media superstar with spanning achievements in music, television, and film, has won seven Grammy awards and is the first female artist to be named twice as the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, will take the stage as well. Past participants include Jason Aldean, Gregg Allman, Zac Brown, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Patty Griffin, Levon Helm, Chris Isaak, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Monahan, Lionel Richie, Taylor Swift, Dwight Yoakam and more.
The museum’s All for the Hall campaign launched in 2005 and addresses the museum’s need for long-term financial security. Currently in its eighth year on the road, the annual fundraising event helps to provide a safety net for the institution and its work. This year’s proceeds will be dedicated to the support of the museum’s educational programs, which teach audiences about the enduring beauty and cultural importance of country music.
VIP tables and tickets are available now, and patrons have the option of purchasing a full table of 10 for $10,000, a half table for $5,000, or an individual floor level seat for $1,000. A full list of VIP ticket levels and benefits can be found at www.countrymusichalloffame.org/afthny.To purchase tickets or for more information, patrons may contact Rachel Shapiro at 615-416-2069 or rshapiro@countrymusichalloffame.org.
All for the Hall New York is produced by CAA’s Rod Essig, Vector Management’s Ken Levitan and BMI’s Jody Williams. The event is made possible by the generosity of AEG Live and the Best Buy Theater. All table and ticket purchases are a tax deductible charitable contribution to support the preservation of country music’s heritage.
