U2's The Edge Hosts Icons of Music II Auction to Benefit Music Rising at Hard Rock...

U2's The Edge Hosts Icons of Music II Auction to Benefit Music Rising at Hard
Rock Cafe New York
Event to Include Star-Studded Red Carpet
NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO: U2's The Edge to host with special performance by Aaron Neville
and appearances by Les Paul, Tiki Barber, Christy Turlington,
Petra Nemcova, Joan Jett, "Cry-Baby" Broadway star James Snyder,
Earl Slick, Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne, writer May Pang,
Donna Karan, legendary producer and Music Rising co-founder Bob
Ezrin and many more. Jim Kerr will emcee the auction. Lisa Loeb
will be hosting the Auction Network show live from the red carpet.

WHAT: U2's The Edge, will host the star-studded Icons of Music II
Auction at Hard Rock Cafe New York to benefit Music Rising, a
campaign founded in 2005 to support musicians, students and
parishioners of the Gulf Coast Region affected by the hurricanes.
Music Rising has since aided over 2,700 professional musicians and
nearly 50,000 students and parishioners and will soon launch Phase
III of the campaign. The event will be conducted by world renowned
Julien's Auctions (http://www.juliensauctions.com). The exclusive
event will include a performance by legendary musician Aaron
Neville and a star-studded red carpet. Auction Network, the first
24/7, multimedia network solely dedicated to auctions, will
conduct a live webcast in real-time streaming video of The Icons
of Music Auction II hosted by Lisa Loeb.

For more information about how to register to bid, etc. please
visit http://www.juliensauctions.com or call (310) 816-1818.
For tickets, visit http://www.ticketmaster.com.

WHERE: Hard Rock Cafe New York
1501 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

WHEN: 5:30 PM Media Check-In
6:00 PM Red Carpet
6:30 PM Performance
7:00 PM Auction

About Music Rising
Music Rising, a campaign launched in 2005 to replace musical instruments
lost or destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf Region. It has since launched a
second phase dedicated to the aid of schools and churches. Music Rising was
formed by U2's The Edge, legendary producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar Chairman
and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. Partners of the campaign represent the most diverse
partnership in the entertainment industry and include MusiCares, Guitar
Center, Musician's Friend, Live Nation, Kennedy/Marshall, Ticketmaster, Hard
Rock International, VH-1, MTV, Real Networks, ABC News Now, The NFL, Rolling
Stone, Mr. Hollands Opus, Juliens Auctions, ACT and the Bush-Clinton Katrina
Fund. Music Rising is the recipient of the prestigious 2005 HALO Award for
Cause Marketing and the 2006 Billboard Humanitarian Award, the 2008 PRISM
Award and has been recognized around the world by various media organizations.
Music Rising is administered by the Gibson Foundation. For more information go
to http://www.musicrising.org and http://www.gibsonfoundation.org.
SOURCE Gibson Guitar

Caroline Galloway of Music Rising|Gibson Guitar, +1-440-338-3469,
+1-615-423-4904, Caroline.galloway@gibson.com; or Maureen O'Connor of Rogers &
Cowan, +1-310-854-8116, moconnor@rogersandcowan.com; or Meredith Miesieski of
Coyne PR, +1-973-316-1665, +1-732-619-4355, mmiesieski@coynepr.com; or Lori
Earl of CodeBlue Media, +1-818-704-1200, codebluemedia@gmail.com, all for
Music Rising|Gibson Guitar