Rock Against Diabetes Set For Las Vegas;

Rock Against Diabetes Set For Las Vegas; Y&T, L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT, BANG TANGO Confirmed

The 2nd annual Rock Against Diabetes charity benefit will move from a live Vancouver venue to the sound stages of online music experience innovator Deep Rock Drive. The event will be held in Las Vegas, at the Deep Rock Drive venue on August 23rd, 2008. Confirmed acts include Y&T, L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT, BANG TANGO and more.

Rock against Diabetes was created in early 2007 by music writer/website and newly diagnosed diabetes sufferer Darrin Buchanan, with the initial live event taking place on June 23rd, 2007 in Vancouver BC. Seeing the interest that music brought to people on a day to day basis on his website, Darrin decided to create awareness, and try to raise funds for the Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca . The evening consisted of a large live auction, raffling of guitars and other items from Playstation, Atari, Minarik Guitars and Molson Breweries. The show was headlined by Eric Martin, the former frontman of platinum selling act MR. BIG and 4 supporting acts. Bringing in a full house, the event brought a lot of awareness to the fact that diabetes is a very large threat to an ever growing amount of the North American population, the goal of the entire evening.

Darrin met Danny Socolof of Deep Rock Drive in late 2007, and after a short time both saw the potential that an online worldwide broadcast could have on this very special event. An agreement was made, and Deep Rock Drive offered their many services to Rock Against Diabetes for the 2008 show. People are urged to visit www.deeprockdrive.com to get a full understanding of what is to be offered from this one of a kind experience.

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