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Lynyrd Skynyrd to headline Hurricane Ian benefit show

Also featuring Gavin DeGraw, RaeLynn, John Rich, Ted Nugent, Tracy Lawrence, Brian Kelley, Ira Dean, and Jim Bruer

By STAFF REPORT - | Nov 29, 2022

A star-studded music lineup will come together at Hertz Arena in Estero on Thursday to raise money for hurricane relief.

Southern rock icon Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline Boots on the Sand which also will feature Gavin DeGraw, RaeLynn, John Rich, Ted Nugent, Tracy Lawrence, Brian Kelley and Ira Dean. Naples resident and comedian Jim Breuer will host the festivities.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. with the concert set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Ticket prices are $65 and up. Parking is $25.

Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster.com or the Hertz Arena Box Office at press time.

The event is produced by Live Nation and Ira Dean for Boots on the Sand, Inc., which is dedicated to the recovery of Southwest Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

Proceeds from the concert will be directed to the Florida Disaster Fund through Volunteer Florida, and Collier Community Foundation, Collaboratory Community and Charlotte Community Foundation.

“You know we are a Florida band and true Floridians, we have grown up with Hurricanes being a part of our lives,” said Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant in a prepared statement. “Hurricane Ian did major damage and people lost loved ones and everything they had. The folks in Lee and Collier County, took the direct impact of the storm, guitarist Rickey Medlocke and our tour manager, both live in Fort Myers.

“We couldn’t sit by and not try to help people in a time of need. Hopefully, we can raise a bunch of money for the victims of the storm, get some musician friends to come down and join us, and bring some smiles to the faces of those people that have lost so much. We can’t wait to see everyone on Dec. 1 at the Hertz Arena! #FloridaStrong”

Five hundred free tickets also were distributed to people impacted by Hurricane Ian, courtesy of the Hallberg Family of Naples, which purchased the tickets after concert organizers Boots in the Sand Inc. worked with local nonprofit groups, churches, local law enforcement agencies and first responders to identify ticket recipients.

Hertz Arena is at 11000 Everblades Parkway.