Tenacious D, Lzzy Hale and Sebastian Bach all added to July 10th livestream
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, Sammy Hagar, Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass, Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale, Sebastian Bach, Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee, Duff McKagan, drummer Brian Tichy, Richie Kotzen, The Warning are honoring Ronnie James Dio. The global virtual concert, Stand Up and Shout for Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday, is set for Saturday, July 10th and starts at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT at Rolling Live Studios.
The livestream benefits The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon who was the voice of Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio before losing his battle with gastric cancer in 2010. The global fundraising event will bring together celebrities and fans all over the world to honor Dio’s undeniable impact both on and off the stage.
They are joining previously announced participants including Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell); Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Beck; Bogert & Appice); Vinny Appice (DIO, Black Sabbath); Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro, Holland, Shout); Joey Belladonna (Anthrax); Chuck Billy (Testament); Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit); Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Frank Zappa); Frank Ferrer (Guns N’ Roses); Lita Ford; Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion); Terry Ilous (Great White, XYZ); LA metal band Liliac; Sean McNabb (Quiet Riot, Dokken); Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, DIO); Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne); Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt, “Raiding the Rock Vault”); Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires); Lajon Witherspoon (Sevendust); Brent Woods (Sebastian Bach, Wildside); Dio record producer Wyn Davis; and Ronnie’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio. Radio and television personalities Eddie Trunk and Matt Pinfield will also be on hand conducting interviews with artists.
