August 12^th, 2010 at 1:05 PM

Neil Young to Tour Gulf Coast

Neil Young will be touring the Gulf Coast this September in an effort to aid those affected by the BP oil spill. He will be performing four concerts in the region and has asked that concert goers bring non-perishable food items to the shows. Those items will be donated to the Bay Area Food Bank, which serves communities in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Young has also enlisted the help of Tyson Foods, who will be donating 100,000 pounds of chicken—the equivalent of 400,000 meals—to the food bank. Additionally, all profits from the sale of limited-edition t-shirts, available only at the concerts, will go to the food bank. Young also hopes that the concerts will help bring funds to businesses in the area affected by the BP oil spill. “Millions of people who live along the Gulf Coast struggle with hunger and the economic impact of the oil spill has only made matters worse,” Young said in a recent press release. Dates for the concerts are below.

9/20 – Panama City, FL – Marina Civic Center
9/25 – Biloxi, MS – IP Showroom
9/26 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
9/28 – Pensacola, FL – Saenger Theatre

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