The Black Keys will be headlining Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks on Sunday October 2nd. This year’s benefit will be taking place at the home of Ron Burkle, Green Acres Estate, in Beverly Hills. The event will feature a vert demo with Tony Hawk and other legendary skaters and BMX riders on Tony’s personal ramp. There will also be activities for kids of all ages, food, and silent auctions during the festivities.The Black Keys are currently working on their seventh album with super producer Danger Mouse. They join a long and notable list of past performers at the Stand Up For Skateparks benefit. The list of previous groups to headline include Jane’s Addiction, Social Distortion, Rancid, Pennywise, and X. Patrick Carney of The Black Keys had this to say about the upcoming performance, “rock-n-roll and skateboarding tend to go hand-in-hand. We’re excited to be a part of this amazing event and support such an exceptional cause.”
The Tony Hawk Foundation launched Stand Up For Skateparks in 2004. Its mission is to help create free, safe, and legal skate parks for youth in low-income communities across the country. Thus far, the foundation has helped fund 493 public skateboard parks in these communities, which now service 3.5-million youth annually.
For more information about the benefit and tickets, please contact Lily Schwimmer at lily@tonyhawkfoundation.org or (760) 477-2479.
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