UPDATE: THE CONCERT IS SOLD OUT
Tickets are on sale now for the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert featuring Joe Walsh (with Barnstorm – Joe Vitale and Kenny Passarelli) and David Crosby (with his touring band), two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members with strong musical connections to the events of May 4, 1970. The benefit concert will take place 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2, in ’s Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
Proceeds from this event will help support the newly created May 4 Legacy Scholarships, which will provide four endowed scholarships to be given to students majoring in Kent State’s renowned Peace and Conflict Studies program. Each scholarship will bear the name of one of the students killed – Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder – to serve as a lasting testament to their lives and presence at Kent State.
Tickets for the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, March 6. Ticket information and additional concert information can be found online at www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/concert, by calling 330-672-50TH (5084) or by emailing may4ksu@kent.edu.
Those wishing to make a donation to the May 4 Legacy Scholarships can do by visiting the May 4 50th Commemoration website at www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50 and clicking on the “Give” icon on the homepage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Details of the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert along with the full 50th Commemoration weekend schedule of events can be found on the 50th Commemoration website and . A web app is also available on iTunes and the Google Play app store by searching “Kent State May 4th.”