Smashing Pumpkins June 13, 2012

The Smashing Pumpkins will perform a benefit concert to raise money for medical care for Matthew Leone, bassist for the Chicago band Madina Lake. Last month, Matthew Leone was hospitalized with severe brain trauma after intervening to stop a woman he passed on the street from being beaten by her husband. He's currently in stable condition awaiting an additional brain surgery to reapply the removed portion of his skull. Matthew spends most of his life on tour and unfortunately his medical insurance had lapsed just two months prior to the incident. Friends of the band and the Chicago music community are rallying to help provide for Matthew's medical needs. There will be a raffle for tickets. Individuals can enter the raffle as many times as they wish. Each winner will receive two tickets to the concert. Tickets are not transferable and winners must show ID matching their raffle entry. Raffle tickets will be available for sale exclusively through metrochicago.com beginning Wednesday July 21 at noon. The raffle will end at 2pm on Saturday July 24, 2010, and winners will be notified via email at 5pm on Saturday July 24, 2010. All proceeds from the raffle and concert will go to the Matthew Leone Fund at Sweet Relief. Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. For more information on Sweet Relief, visit http://www.sweetrelief.org.

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