Dave Matthews Band and Riverbend Music Center Reach Out To Benefit Local Food Banks

Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews Band and Riverbend Music Center are stepping up to help local food banks by hosting a food drive at the Dave Matthews concert at Riverbend Music Center tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9.

At the show, Bama Green Project volunteers will be collecting non-perishable food donation items which will be donated to local food banks. Donors will be entered to win prizes! Donations will help fight hunger in the local community. Bama Green collection points will be located at the main gates of Riverbend Music Center beginning.

About The Bama Green Project

The Bama Green Project is an on-going partnership between Dave Matthews Band, Reverb and IZSTYLE that encompasses all of the environmental efforts undertaken by the band while on the road, in the studio or at home. In addition to working with the band, the Bama Green Project is also dedicated to educating DMB fans around the world about how to take simple & positive environmental actions. For more information and ways to get involved, please visit http://www.reverb.org/DMB/DMB2.html.

About Reverb

Deeply rooted within the music and environmental communities, Reverb educates and engages musicians and their fans to take action toward a more sustainable future. Based in Portland, Maine, Reverb is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Adam Gardner of Guster. Reverb provides comprehensive, custom greening programs for music tours while conducting grassroots outreach and education with fans around the globe. In addition to their greening work with bands and artists, Reverb also works to move forward the sustainable practices of music industry leaders, including venues, record labels, and radio stations. For more information about Reverb, please visit http://www.reverb.org/rvb.html.

Concert Information: A Very Special Evening with Dave Matthews Band featuring Tim Reynolds will arrive in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center on Wednesday, July 9. Doors open at 5:30pm – tickets are still available at Ticketmaster.com, www.Riverbend.org, the venue box office, and all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores.

Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews