Slash & Friends w/Ozzy, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Avalon Theater 11/22

[FunkyMonkey]

Slash & friends fundraiser at the Music Box in Hollywood Nov 22nd, Ozzy, Billy Idol, Andrew Stockdale scheduled, + more to come.

Fund raiser is for Los Angeles Youth Network, an organization that gets homeless kids of the street, fyi.

about 2 hours ago from Facebook

[+Rocker+]

Slash has a heart after all.







(Just in case it's a simple irony)

[oldgunsfan]

Slash has a heart after all.







(Just in case it's a simple irony)

slash has always done stuff for charity

[FunkyMonkey]

OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH, ANDREW STOCKDALE To Appear At LAYN Fundraiser - Oct. 13, 2009

Ozzy Osbourne, Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES), Billy Idol and Andrew Stockdale (WOLFMOTHER) are among the musicians who are scheduled to perform at a benefit concert on November 22 at the Music Box in Hollywood, California. The show, billed "Slash & Friends", will be a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Youth Network (LAYN) is a non-profit organization providing services to homeless and runaway youth.

LAYN's mission is to help abused, neglected and homeless adolescents become self-sufficient. They do this by providing street outreach, food, emergency shelter and transitional living programs, with a professional, caring staff in a nurturing and safe environment.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=128650

[FunkyMonkey]

Here is an update:

Line up for Nov 22nd is: Ozzy, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Andrew Stockdale, Billy Idol, Travis Barker & Dave Navarro.

24 minutes ago from Facebook

Tickets for the LAYN fund raiser at Music Box Theater will go on sale Sat, Oct 17th at: www.laynrocks.com

37 minutes ago from Facebook

[+Rocker+]

Slash has a heart after all.







(Just in case it's a simple irony)

slash has always done stuff for charity

I know that, I just mocked of bitters who say that whatever Slash does is for money.

[oldgunsfan]

Here is an update:

Line up for Nov 22nd is: Ozzy, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Andrew Stockdale, Billy Idol, Travis Barker & Dave Navarro.

24 minutes ago from Facebook

Tickets for the LAYN fund raiser at Music Box Theater will go on sale Sat, Oct 17th at: www.laynrocks.com

37 minutes ago from Facebook

sounds like a pretty cool line-up

[FunkyMonkey]

The event poster from Ozzy's facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2668536&l=fcceb5ff1b&id=5461947317

[FunkyMonkey]

For anyone going, from Slash...

I apologize, the LAYN event is at the Avalon Theater 1735 Vine St Hollywood Ca 90028 http://bit.ly/3702Yg

[FunkyMonkey]

From his MySpace update:

October 16, 2009 - Friday
   
NOVEMBER 22, 2009 - LAYN ROCKS
When: November 22, 2009
Where: Avalon Hollywood, 1735 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Who: SLASH, Ozzy Osborne, Chris Cornell, Travis Barker, Chester Bennington (Linkin Park),
Billy Idol and Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother).  Hosted by George Lopez
 
Tickets: On Sale Date: SATURDAY 10/17/2009, Ticket prices are as follows:
$85 GA, $115 Reserved GA,
$500 VIP (VIP tickets include pre-concert dinner, private silent auction, balcony seating and
after-party).

Tickets will be sold online: CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS on Saturday 10/17 at 10:00 am.

Event: SLASH & Friends will take over the Avalon in Hollywood for a one-
time rock concert benefitting the Los Angeles Youth Network. Musical performances will
include:
Ozzy Osborne, Chris Cornell, Travis Barker, Billy Idol, Andrew Stockdale
(Wolfmother), Chester Bennington (Linkin
Park) and many more at a legendary evening hosted by the iconic George Lopez.
 
VIP?s will have an unforgettable evening with numerous opportunities to meet and greet
musicians, bid on signed items and celebrity experiences and attend exclusive after-party events
hosted by SLASH.

Cause:  The Los Angeles Youth Network provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, education and support services for homeless youth  in Los Angeles.  LAYN?s mission is to help abused, neglected and  homeless adolescents become self-sufficient.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=420167906&blogId=514602318

[FunkyMonkey]

Different versions...

From Slash:

October 19, 2009 - Monday
   
new update
The response has been great for the LA Youth Network event, Nov 22nd, at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, but there are still some tickets left.
It's going to be a kick ass show.
Performers include: Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Barker, Billy Idol, Dave Navarro, Chester Bennington, Andrew Stockdale & more.

And from Perla:

# damn cris cornell bailed out on the layn event nov 22nd we r bummed! fucker! who shall we replace him with?

7:16 PM Oct 17th from mobile web

[Smoking Guns]

Different versions...

From Slash:

October 19, 2009 - Monday
   
new update
The response has been great for the LA Youth Network event, Nov 22nd, at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, but there are still some tickets left.
It's going to be a kick ass show.
Performers include: Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Barker, Billy Idol, Dave Navarro, Chester Bennington, Andrew Stockdale & more.

And from Perla:

# damn cris cornell bailed out on the layn event nov 22nd we r bummed! fucker! who shall we replace him with?

7:16 PM Oct 17th from mobile web

Brian Johnson...

[FunkyMonkey]

From Slash...

October 22, 2009 - Thursday
   
LAYN Update II

In error, Chris Cornell was announced as a performer at the LAYN charity show in Los Angeles on November 22nd. Chris was asked to participate but could not confirm due to an existing schedule conflict. Regardless, Chris hopes all of his fans will go and support Slash, Ozzy and the other guests for this event that will help get homeless youth off the streets of LA. Buy your tickets at http://laynrocks.eventbrite.com/

[FunkyMonkey]

A message from Slash -- Perry Farrell, Chris Chaney and Franky Perez will also appear.

# I sent a msg! Call my #SayNow at 323-271-0558 or click http://bit.ly/3mNdwO to listen to it

about 8 hours ago from API

[faldor]

SlashHudson - Going to perform a new song off my record with Andrew Stockdale on Nov 22nd at the LAYN event. http://myloc.me/1mXTZ
about 3 hours ago from UberTwitter

[Smoking Guns]

SlashHudson - Going to perform a new song off my record with Andrew Stockdale on Nov 22nd at the LAYN event. http://myloc.me/1mXTZ
about 3 hours ago from UberTwitter

SAWEET! Our first chance to hear a new song clearly!  (the one with koshi was hard to hear).

[FunkyMonkey]

From Slash:

Tom Morello just signed on to do the LAYN fundraiser on Nov 22nd at the Avalon Theater, its going to be kickass.

about 2 hours ago from UberTwitte

[FunkyMonkey]

#   Steve Adler is coming up to jam a song at the LAYN fundraiser Sunday the 22nd, its going to be out of control.   

about 1 hour ago   from UberTwitter   

[FunkyMonkey]

From Steven Adler...

come see @slashhudson and I play a song together this sunday !

@slashhudson is the best friend anyone could ever want to have!

I'm attending LAYN ROCKS presented by SLASH and Friends --

just rehearsing for @slashhudson this sunday! buy tickets for charity!

[FunkyMonkey]

Interview
SLASH talks LAYN Rocks

Tue, 17 Nov 2009

How did LAYN Rocks come together?

My wife, Perla, and I support LAYN. She's actually on the board. We're trying to raise money to keep it going, and we've been doing these SLASH & Friends gigs recently. Basically, we get a bunch of people together and put on a concert. Perla had asked me if I'd be interested in doing it to support LAYN, and I was fully into it! This will actually be the first SLASH & Friends gig I've done in Los Angeles. Basically, I wanted to put together something that would be a really big blowout, and that's what we've done! We've got all these different artists, and it should be an amazing event.

Does performing on stage with other musicians tend to breed studio collaborations later on for something like your solo record?

No, this show actually has nothing to do with my solo album. One doesn't feed the other. However, having done a couple gigs with Chester Bennington makes me think about him if I'm writing a song. If there's a song that's right for Chester, I'll be like, "I've jammed with him, he would be perfect for this!" Performing together on stage inadvertently fuels future collaborations. The correlation isn't totally direct though. But, if there was an idea, we may come back to it. The more people you know that are singers and musicians, the bigger pool you have to pull from when you want to do some sort of collaboration.

When you play a benefit like this, is it more special than a regular gig in some aspects?

It is special! There's something about it. It's a one-night event. It's not totally self-centered?which is how a concert usually is [Laughs]. Everybody is hanging out and having a good time. There's no pressure. You don't feel the pressure of having to be "The Headliner" and having an entire set to put together. People can leave all of those concerns at home and simply get up and jam. Because everybody is a pro, the jams are really good [Laughs]. The audience has no idea what they're in for because most of them have never seen anything like it. It turns out to be a really exciting event for everybody involved. It's a lot of fun.

The energy in the room must be particularly palpable because everyone is playing for the same goal?even though you're all from different bands.

Exactly! There's definitely a feeling of camaraderie and a feeling of giving and caring as well. It's really cool.

Do you have anymore of these benefits planned?

This is the only one that I've got going on. After Sunday, the holidays are coming, I've got a record coming out and all of this other stuff happening. One thing I've got to tell you?you lose a lot of sleep trying to get these things together [Laughs].

Well, the lineup looks legendary enough to be worth the sleep deprivation.

[Laughs] Musicians are coming from all different directions. We'll all convene over the weekend and rehearse. Then we'll put it together on Sunday and see how it goes. It should be a lot of fun! I've worked with pretty much everybody on the bill. I've never played with Travis Barker before, which is going to be cool. I've never worked with Andrew Stockdale outside of the studio, but he's a great guy. I've played with Chester, Dave Navarro, Billy Idol, Perry Farrell and Ozzy live before. Having all of these amazing get together is incredible. For me, to be on stage the whole night while they walk up is huge.

There's a '70s vibe to the whole event. It's very classic. In many ways, you're like a filmmaker from that particular renaissance. You're like the Scorsese of the guitar! There's an outlaw vibe but an epic sense of refinement?

[Laughs] That's a huge compliment! I love Scorsese! I was obviously raised in the '70s, and I come from the outlaw rock n' roll background as far as who I was raised with, what my parents were all about, what kind of music I listened to and so on. I would imagine I've gotten some influence from that which has spilled over into what I've been doing since I picked up a guitar. I like that old, '70s vibe where people just get together and jam for the sake of making music as opposed to everything being the way things are today. Now it's money-driven, image-driven and that corporate sort of thing. It's nice to be able to make a minute and do something that has nothing to do with any outside interests except for jamming?especially if you're doing it for a cause.

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