Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund announces 2024 Rock for Ronnie benefit

The Rock for Ronnie benefit concert will be held May 19th in Woodland Hills, CA

Wendy Dio has announced details for the annual Rock for Ronnie, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. The event will move to the Lou Bredlow Pavilion at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills, CA on Sunday, May 19th from 11 am until 6 pm. The cancer charity is designating this year’s event as a Year of the Dragon Celebration, a symbol closely associated with the late singer who succumbed to gastric cancer in 2010.

Radio and television personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel, will once again host. Headlining the Rock for Ronnie event will be heavy metal veterans Quiet Riot. Also on the bill will be rocker Lita Ford, Dio Disciples, southern rock band Jason Charles Miller, and a surprise-filled jam by Eddie Trunk’s All-Star Band, which in the past has included noted musicians such as Doug Aldrich, Steven Adler, Chris Broderick, Phil Demmel, Dave Grohl, Adrian Vandenberg, Ricky Warwick, Jesse Hughes, and Brian Tichy, among many others.

Although the concert will be open to the public, a limited number of VIP seats in front of the stage are on sale now for $60 each online and will only be available in advance. The advance VIP tickets will also include access to the VIP bar for attendees over 21. To make full use of the abundant space afforded by this new location, the family-oriented event will be open to all, with on-site donations to the 501c3 charity welcomed.

“This is the ‘Year of the Dragon,’ which only comes around every 12 years, and anyone who knew Ronnie knows how much he loved dragons,” explains Dio Cancer Fund founder Wendy Dio. “Because of our wonderful sponsors and supporters, we are able to open up this year’s event at this wonderful, new event location to everyone who wants to attend, while also offering a limited number of VIP seats for purchase in advance. It is our hope that this ‘Year of the Dragon’ special event will be supported by donations that will further our charity’s initiatives in cancer education and research for a cure for this terrible disease that has taken so many of our loved ones.”