Benefit Concert Set Next Week For Oakland 'Ghost Ship' Warehouse Fire Victims

BAY AREA, CA – A benefit concert for victims of the warehouse fire in Oakland's Fruitvale district last Friday night that took the lives of 36 people will be held at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Wednesday, concert organizers said.

The concert, which is called "Oakland United," is being presented by Another Plant Entertainment and Noise Pop, along with the Paradigm Agency's Oakland office.

Tickets went on sale at noon today on Another Planet's website. Organizers said 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts Oakland Fire Relief Fund.

Organizers said the concert at the Fox Theater at 1807 Telegraph Ave. at 7 p.m. on Wednesday will be hosted by Josette Melchor of the Gray Area Foundation For The Arts, which started a fund shortly after the tragedy
and has collected more than $572,000 so far.

They said the fund is collaborating closely with the Oakland Mayor's office and the Red Cross and is also getting guidance from local arts institutions.

Gray Area said that when the victims' families immediate needs are resolved it will turn its attention to longer-term issues, such as safety and resilience across the larger creative community and making efforts to ensure the tragedy isn't repeated.

Melchor said in a statement, "It is unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to shed light on a broader situation around the need for safe venues for artists, musicians and creatives in the Bay Area."

She said, "We will continue to increase this goal as support comes in. We want this funding to stay in the community that was impacted."

Among the musicians who are scheduled to perform at the concert are Boots Riley of The Coup, Christopher Willits, Dan Deacon, Geographer, Hieroglyphics, Jay Som, Primus, Rogue Wave, Sidecar Tommy, Thao Nguyen, Tune-Yards and Tycho.

Ticket info here.

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Previous Oakland Fire Coverage:

• Oakland Fire: ‘Ghost Ship’ Manager Derick Ion Almena Defends Actions
• Oakland Warehouse Fire Latest: Names of 10 Additional Victims Released
• Oakland Fire Donations: 2 Official Victim Funds Established
• Oakland Warehouse Fire: 33 Killed, IDs to Be Released, Recovery Efforts Continue (UPDATES)
• Support Pours in for Oakland Fire Victims: How You Can Help
• Oakland Warehouse Fire: Nightclubs Have Long Posed Safety Questions
• Oakland Warehouse Fire: 10 Bodies Recovered, Dozens More Deaths Suspected (UPDATES)
• Oakland Warehouse Fire: Three UC Berkeley Students Among the Missing Says Student Paper

Victims:

• Former UC Santa Cruz Students Among Those Killed In Oakland 'Ghost Ship' Warehouse Fire
• Oakland Fire Victims Identified: Coroner's Bureau Releases Names of 7
• Oakland Warehouse Fire: Santa Monica Man Among Those Killed
• Oakland Fire Victim From Walnut Creek
• Oakland Fire Victim From Hayward, Coroner Reports
• Coronado Man Identified As Victim In Oakland Fire
• Oakland Warehouse Fire: Lakewood Woman Among the Missing
• Morristown Man Missing From Deadly CA Warehouse Fire: Report
• N.J. Man Among 24 Missing In Deadly CA Warehouse Fire, Reports Say
• Youngest Victim of Oakland Warehouse Fire Was 17-Year-Old San Francisco Student

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