DIERKS BENTLEY'S' MM4K CONFIRMS ARTISTS FOR TEXAS EVENT

We told you about Dierks Bentley's upcoming Miles and Music For Kids event in Texas a few months ago. A few artists have been confirmed: Roger Creager, Brandon Rhyder, Kristen Kelly and the Modern Day Drifters and three more artists are still TBA!

The Miles and Music for Kids Benefit in Dallas/Ft Worth will take place on Sunday, April 25th. It will begin @ Harley-Davidson of North Texas (1845 N. I-35E Carrollton, TX 75006) Registration starts @11am, ride leaves @ 2PM & ends @ Billy Bob’s Texas (2520 Rodeo Plaza Fort Worth, TX 76164-8298) Music starts @ 3PM.

Over the past 4 years Dierks has raised over a million dollars for Children’s Hospitals within the Children’s Miracle Network from the proceeds of Miles and Music for Kids. There are so many people served by the Children's Hospitals across the country and Galley Winter, the #1 Online Source for Texas music, would love to hear your stories! They are holding two contests:

Contest #1: Dierks Bentley Miles and Music for Kids Benefit
Click on the link above and tell them about kids in your family, or your friend's families, or your community that have been treated at any Children's Hospital. They provide such a need in the community and it's time to celebrate their services! This contest will run through Wednesday, April 21st at 5pm. Galley Winter will select a post from the thread on their website and that name will be put on the Will Call list for 2 General Admission Tickets!

Contest #2: Dierks Bentley Miles and Music for Kids Benefit
If you've already got your tickets for the event, just click on the link above and post on the Galley Winter website that you're going! That's it! You'll be registered for an upgrade package for 2! Including ticket upgrades, drink tickets and 2 event t-shirts! So if you haven't gotten your tickets yet, go ahead and get them and then enter at galleywinter.com! If you win tickets from the first contest, you're automatically entered to win the upgrade as well!

You can follow Galley Winter on Twitter as well, here.

DIERKS RIDES FOR KIDS AGAIN

Every year I say I'm going to go to DB's M&M4K event. Every year I end up spending all my money on other DRT's throughout the year! This year is no exception.

Dierks Bentley will host his fourth annual "Miles & Music For Kids" celebrity motorcycle ride and concert on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Nashville. Since I have seen him 7 times already this year, and he will be in Tampa 5 days after this event, I'll have to pass yet again. *Sad face

Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, all proceeds from the event will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a Children's Miracle Network Hospital. The ride begins at Harley-Davidson of Cool Springs and goes through beautiful Williamson County and Historic Downtown Music City. The ride ends at Riverfront Park for a two to three hour concert "Jam Session" in a festival type setting. Joining Dierks will be Darius Rucker, Eric Church, and more of Dierks' friends to be announced in the coming weeks.

Event Timeline
10:00 a.m. to 12 – Registration at the Cool Springs Harley
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 – Ride from Cool Springs Harley to Riverfront Park.
1:30 p.m. – Gates open at Riverfront.
2:00 p.m. – Local band starts playing on stage at Riverfront Park.
3:00 p.m. – Concert: Dierks, Darius Rucker, Eric Church, and more

"This has always been a pretty special deal, and then last year my daughter was born at Vanderbilt the same day as our event and that really put things in perspective for me," says Bentley. "It's cool that guys like Darius and Eric are willing to come out and help us raise some money, so that our community can continue to benefit from the hospital's services."
~Dierks Bentley

This year, Bentley has joined forces with Nationwide Insurance, CMT ONE COUNTRY and the Children's Miracle Network to expand the successful "Miles & Music for Kids" event to six cities across the country in 2009 and 2010, with all proceeds benefiting Children's Miracle Network hospitals in those areas. In the three previous years, "Miles & Music for Kids" has raised over $500,000 for Children's Hospital. Click here for ongoing artist announcements.

Tickets are still available through Ticketmaster.

$300 Ticket includes: A Ride in the Pack with the Artists and VIP Concert ticket with access to VIP Concert Tent with food & beverages & T-Shirt.

$150 Ticket includes: VIP Concert ticket with access to the VIP Concert Tent with food & beverages.

$80 Duo (Combo) Ticket: Good for 2 regular Concert tickets and Duo Riders and 2 T-Shirts ( 1 Bike with 2 Riders).

$50 Ticket: Good for Regular Concert ticket and Ride and T-Shirt ( 1 Rider only ).

$20 Ticket: Good for Regular Concert ticket only.

I hope many of you DB Congress reps can participate in the Nashville event and support Dierks in this worthy cause. As soon as the dates are announced for the other 5 cities we'll be sure to let you know!