Goo Goo Dolls, Gavin DeGraw To Play Benefit Concert

OSWEGO, IL — The Goo Goo Dolls and singer Gavin DeGraw will perform a benefit concert to support Cal's Angels on Saturday, July 14 at Arranmore Farm & Polo Club in Oswego. All proceeds will help the organization grant wishes, raise awareness and fund research for children fighting cancer.

General admission tickets for the show are $70 and VIP tickets are $200 each, good for admission to the VIP tents, select food and drinks, a tentative appearance by the artists in the tent prior to the show and separate restrooms and merchandise sale area. Early entry is at 5:30 p.m., with general admission entry at 6:30 p.m. at Arranmore Farm, located at 34 Rance Road. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Guests can bring in chairs and blankets for seating, along with limited outside food and beverages. No umbrellas or tents are allowed. Food and drinks will also be sold on site.

New York-based Goo Goo Dolls is known for hits including "Slide," "Iris" and "Black Balloon." Solo artist DeGraw is the voice behind the hit single "I Don't Want To Be" as well as "Chariot" and "In Love with a Girl." The concert will take place rain or shine. Tickets are on sale now.

Written By Shannon Antinori

Cal's Angels is a non-profit pediatric cancer foundation based in St. Charles. The organization is named for Cal Sutter, a South Elgin Little League All-Star diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia at age 12 in 2005. Cal died in August 2006 but his family carries on his legacy through Cal's Angels. Since 2007, the foundation has raised more than $6 million to grant the wishes of kids battling cancer and to fund pediatric cancer research.

Photos: John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls/Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP (left) and Gavin DeGraw/Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP (right).