Tim McGraw to Headline Sandy Hook Promise Concert

Tim McGraw has announced that he will headline the Concert for Sandy Hook Promise at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford this summer.

McGraw said that 100 percent of the net proceeds will go to benefit the Sandy Hook Promise with a mission of protecting children from gun violence.

“Out of this tragedy a group was formed that made a promise to honor the lives lost and turn it into a moment of transformation,” McGraw said. “Sandy Hook Promise teaches that we can do something to protect our children from gun violence. I want to be a part of that promise – as a father and as a friend.”

The concert is close to his heart. Touring band fiddle player Dean Brown is a longtime friend of Mark Barden, a musician and father of a child that was killed in the 2012 shooting.

“I look forward to being a part of a night of hope and promise and music that will help continue the great work that Sandy Hook Promise is doing,” Brown said.

“We are humbled that Tim would do this for us,” Barden said. “Dean and his wife Cindy helped my wife and I through our darkest hour and helped buoy our spirits. It meant more than words could ever say.”

The concert will be held on July 17.

To donate directly to Sandy Hook Promise go to www.sandyhookpromise.org.