Additional performers announced for Hurricane Ian benefit concert

Boots on the Sand will be held Dec 1st in Estero, FL

Ira Dean has announced the addition of Gavin DeGraw, John Rich and RaeLynn to his Boots on the Sand Hurricane Ian benefit concert. They join previously announced performers Dean, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brian Kelley, Tracy Lawrence and Ted Nugent. The concert will be December 1st at the Hertz Arena in Estero, FL.

Naples native and comedian Jim Breuer will host the event produced by Live Nation and Ira Dean for Boots on the Sand, Inc. Proceeds from the concert will be directed to disaster relief efforts through Volunteer Florida and the Community Foundations of Southwest Florida.

Together with Live Nation and iHeartRadio, and Hertz Arena (the Hoffmann family), Ira Dean began calling friends to get them on board for the hurricane relief concert which has now come to fruition.

“All artists will be donating their time and talent to make this happen – no one is getting paid,” Dean shares of the benefit concert.

Boots on the Sand, Inc., a Florida Not for Profit Corporation, is dedicated to the recovery of Southwest Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, one of the top five most devastating storms in US history. Boots on the Sand, Inc., is raising funds to address the specific needs of individuals impacted across the state by Hurricane Ian.

Buddy Iahn
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