GAYC/DC, CHERIE CURRIE & THE STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS BENEFIT ORLANDO WITH “HIGHWAY TO HELP” AT THE VIPER ROOM 6/23/16
GAYC/DC, CHERIE CURRIE & THE STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS HOST “HIGHWAY TO HELP – A BENEFIT FOR ORLANDO” AT THE VIPER ROOM THURSDAY JUNE 23, 2016
WHAT: All-Gay AC/DC tribute band GayC/DC and their friends Cherie Currie, The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs and the Sunset Strip’s iconic Viper Room have teamed up to host “Highway to Help” on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 benefitting Equality Florida’s GoFundMe campaign to support victims of the horrific shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub.
WHO: Line up as follows:
- Cherie Currie – Lead singer of LA’s teen rock queens The Runaways.
- The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Rolling Stone four-star punk champs.
- GayC/DC – LA’s All-Gay tribute to AC/DC (feat. Chris Freeman of Pansy Division)
- Lina Lecaro – LA Weekly Nightlife Diva as your DJ for the evening.
More acts to be announced!
WHEN: Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 8 PM – 21 and over. Admission with donation amount of your choice at the door.
WHERE: The Viper Room, 8852 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069 • Phone: 310.358.1881
WHY: “We come together in love and tribute for the victims and families of Orlando. We stand with you in the hope to ease your suffering, to contribute, so you know you are not alone. We hold you in our hearts.” said Cherie Currie. And in a recent Facebook post, Queercore pioneer Chris Freeman said “As long as this keeps happening, as long as our brothers and sisters keep being bullied, taunted, tortured and brutally murdered here and all over the world, I will keep being as out as I can. Today and every day, I will continue to fight for our rights as HUMAN BEINGS to be treated equally and to live without fear of those who live in fear.”
Donations collected at the door will benefit victims of the shootings at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Online donations can be made to Equality Florida’s GoFundMe page here:
Hashtag #Rock4Orlando
CONTACT: Matt McLaughlin, matt@tmipublicity.com, 310.694.4622
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