Led Zepland will headline the 6th Annual Classic Rock Beach Fest to raise funds for the Sunset Beach Community Association. The band has donated its music to help raise money for the community with the fundraiser since its inception.
The festival will be held from 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 at 12th Street and North Pacific Avenue, Sunset Beach, CA. 90742 (in the Community Center next to the Fire Station).
The tribute band performs songs from Led Zepland’s prolific 1968-1975 era, which has plenty of recognizable tunes for all ages. Event organizer Barbara DíAngelo said that Led Zepland is the ideal band for this type of event because the music of Led Zeppelin is enjoyed by people of all ages. “At a Zepland show I see people older than me enjoying the band who remember the songs from when they came out; I see people my age rocking out; and I see a younger generation who is just discovering the music of Led Zeppelin and is excited to see it performed live,” D’Angelo said. Last year, the benefit event raised over $3,000.
Commnity Association President Mike Van Voorhis said that money raised by the beach concert will be put to use remodeling the fire station, which is now part of the Community Center.
“The community raised enough money to buy the fire station after it went up for sale because we had always had lots of Sunset Beach events in the building—it’s always been one of the jewels of our community and we didnít want to lose it to a developer,” Van Voorhis said. “Now that the community owns the building, renovations and upkeep need to be addressed.”
The local band Phunkle will also donate its time for the second year in a row, sharing the stage with Led Zepland. Phunkle is comprised of brothers Louie and Alex Carrasco with drummer Dave Tabone. Robert Plant sound-alike Shawn Kelly is at the front of Led Zepland, which also includes Gary Lohre on lead guitar, John Baxter on keys and bass, and Scott Reeder behind the drum set. Dan Sharp will mix the sound. Contact Barbara DíAngelo for tickets and information at (562) 260-7131 or send e-mail to:
barbledzep@verizon.net.
