DEF LEPPARD Drummer Announces Raven Drum Drive For UK Shows

May 12, 2008

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen is offering the chance to meet him backstage before the band's concert in select UK cities during the month of June. The winner, plus one guest, will get the chance to chat with Rick, take photos, and get autographs before the show. All proceeds from this drive will be donated to Rick's Raven Drum Foundation and their Trauma & Resiliency Program, a comprehensive project for veterans and survivors of trauma which uses drumming as a healing tool.

The Raven Drum Foundation was founded in 2001 by Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe, a musician and healing practitioner, in order to educate, support, and empower trauma survivors.

Each online ticket costs $10.00 USD. There is no limit to the amount of tickets you may purchase. The more you buy, the better your chances are of winning! There will only be ONE winner chosen so don't miss out! Purchase your online ticket by going to Ravendrum.org. The drive closes on June 8 at 12 noon (PST). Only one winner will be selected. Once the winner is selected, he/she will be contacted directly and asked to select his/her city. There will be one winner, one city.

Participating cities include the following:

June 16 - Glasgow
June 18 - Birgmingham
June 20 - Manchester
June 21 - Belfast
July 14 - Wales
July 24 - Newcastle
July 15 - Liverpool
July 17 - Nottingham

There are no meet-and-greets available for London and Sheffield.

Please go to www.ravendrum.org or call (310) 779-5836 for additional information.

Find more on
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).