LINKIN PARK, THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS & AFI Join Forces to Benefit Music for Relief

Carnivores Tour featuring internationally renowned bands LINKIN PARK, THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS and special guest, AFI kicks off August 8 in West Palm Beach, Florida, for 25 shows across the US.

Continuing a generous tradition, one dollar per ticket sold on the tour is contributed to Music for Relief to support disaster relief and programs to protect and restore the environment.

Exclusive VIP Ticket Packages including a Meet & Greet with LINKIN PARK and passes to watch AFI from the side of the stage are also available HERE with proceeds benefitting Music for Relief. Each package includes:

• Two (2) 'best seat' tickets to the show
• Two (2) passes to watch AFI from the side of the stage
• Two (2) meet & greet passes with members of LINKIN PARK
• A group photo with the members of LINKIN PARK
• Access to the official pre-show lounge that includes refreshments and a private merchandise stand
• Specially designed limited edition tour merchandise pack
• CD and digital copy of LINKIN PARK's new album The Hunting Party
• On-site host and coordination to guarantee a memorable experience

Audience members will have the chance to learn more about Music for Relief and its programs by visiting the Music for Relief tent at each show, which is staffed by local volunteers. The tent will feature a photo booth enabling fans to document their experience at Carnivores Tour and lend their support to the movement to take action on climate change leading up to the United Nations Climate Summit in New York on September 23. Concertgoers will also get to see, touch and try out various clean energy tools such as solar lights, the WE CARE Solar Suitcase, and a clean cookstove all are part of the Power the World initiative to bring clean energy to those who do not have access to electricity.

Music for Relief and environmental non-profit REVERB are working together with tour production, artists and fans to make Carnivores Tour more environmentally friendly. Greener touring practices include recycling throughout the venue, free water stations for refillable bottles, reusable and compostable products rather than disposable backstage and on busses and incentives like preferred parking and signed items for concertgoers who carpool. Upstaging will be coordinating biodiesel fuel for company-owned vehicles on the tour where possible.

Non-profit organizations Love Hope Strength and HeadCount will also be joining the tour for select dates. Love Hope Strength will be adding volunteers to a list of bone marrow donors and checking to see if they are matches with people who need a transplant. HeadCount is a non-partisan organization that will be registering voters and encouraging participation in democracy.

Established by Linkin Park in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Music for Relief has raised over $6 million for survivors of more than 20 natural disasters across four continents including Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, earthquakes in Haiti and Japan, tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Music for Relief has also planted over 1 million trees to help reduce global warming and is raising awareness and funds for clean energy solutions as part of the Power the World initiative in partnership with the UN and UN foundation.

Carnivores Tour dates:

Aug 8 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug 9 Tampa, FL @ George M Steinbrenner Field
Aug 12 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 13 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
Aug 15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Arts Center
Aug 16 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Aug 18 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 19 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Jones Beach Theater
Aug 21 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug 23 Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau
Aug 24 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Aug 26 St Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair
Aug 27 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Aug 29 Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 30 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sept 5 The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept 6 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sept 8 Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
Sept 11 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sept 13 Quincy, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept 15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Bowl
Sept 16 Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept 18 Wheatland, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept 19 Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion

For further tour updates go to: http://www.carnivorestour.com

For more information and to purchase your VIP Meet & Greet passes, please visit: http://bit.ly/LPMGs

To learn more about Music for Relief, visit: www.musicforrelief.org

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