Band Together gives us a chance to live at the intersection of live entertainment and local altruism. Cabarrus Street will be closed off for this Lincoln Theatre outdoor festival-style event. Band Together. Proceeds benefit The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood, the largest non-profit provider of mental health services exclusively for children up to age 11. Through its clinical and educational programs the Center’s highly-qualified staff provides mental health services to more than 550 children and their parents annually. All mental health services are provided on a sliding scale fee system, based on family income. Nearly 1/4 of families receive services free of charge.

This year’s Band Together NC concert will take place, rain or shine, Saturday, June 6, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. in front of the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh. Doors will open at 5 p.m. The artist lineup for this year includes Rusted Root, The Rosebuds, Chatham County Line and a late-night, first-come first-serve party with Hobex. Last year’s event with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic attracted more than 3,000 fans.

The event is 21-and older. Doors open at 5pm for the 6-11p, rain-or-shine event. There is a great lineup of bands, including:

• Chatham County Line – One of the area’s best bluegrass, alt-country acts
• The Rosebuds - They make music that embodies that certain spirit—youthful, but complex. Not at all fairytale, but magical. Not realistic, but real. Perhaps the way youth actually is. Their recently released their 4th and very different album, Life Like.
• Rusted Root - 3 Million+ albums sold, a new May 09 release titled “Stereo Rodeo”, platinum recording artists with 9 releases, your favorite college song , new music and faithful fan favorites … coming to Raleigh on June 6 ^th .
• Hobex - soul and funk and spirit and youthful energy. They are the kind of local, homegrown entertainers that make us proud to live here. This will be a late-night, first-come first-serve party

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