Thinking of attending this year's Rise Above Fest in Bangor coming up in May? There are now even more good reasons to attend the festival, besides the awesome bands!

This year's Rise Above Festival will take place on Saturday, May 9th at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion  in Bangor In Support Of Suicide Prevention & Mental Illness. The festival will feature Godsmack, Seether, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Papa Roach, All That Remains, Butcher Babies and more!

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Just announced today, there will be online auctions to support SAVE with Items from Motorhead, The Offspring, Slash, Tom Morello, Maroon 5, Peter Frampton and more!

Also announced today, Sea Dog Brewing Co. announced a special release “Rise Above Red” ale to raise funds for SAVE, as well as a private pre-festival party featuring Seether on Friday, May 8th!

AUCTION SITES & INFORMATION:

With the 3rd annual RISE ABOVE FEST coming up on May 9th, multi-platinum rock band Seether has launched multiple online auctions and donation opportunities to support their efforts in raising awareness towards suicide prevention and in support of mental health by partnering with SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), one of the leading national not-for profit organizations dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention in order to SAVE lives.

The first auction in partnership with Bidding for Good is active now and includes rare items such as a signed guitar from The Offspring, signed Motorhead wine, a one of a kind “fret necklace” from Peter Frampton and more.

Another auction will be hosted by If Only and will launch this week with items including guitars donated and signed by Slash, Tom Morello and Aaron Lewis.

You can also participate in the Rise Above Fest by donating to Seether’s online fundraising campaign via Crowdrise.

VIP PRE PARTY on MAY 8th at SEA DOG BREWERY & SEA DOG BREWERY SPECIAL RELEASE BEER:


As the community comes together to support the cause, Sea Dog Brewery in Bangor will be releasing a special beer for the month of May called “Rise Above Red” (see below for logo) with a portion of the proceeds going to SAVE. Sea Dog Brewing has described the special brew as, “This ruby red ale boasts five different malt varieties. We kicked up the hops to really give it that rock & roll edge.”

On May 8th, Seether with the help of Sea Dog Brewing Co. and Waterfront Concerts will be hosting a Rise Above Fest VIP Pre-Party at Sea Dog Brewing Company.

During the VIP Pre-Party, Seether will be shaking hands and hanging with contest winners for a special VIP evening at Sea Dog which includes beer and food provided by Sea Dog Brewery. The party will also include a raffle with offerings such as VIP tickets to the Rise Above Fest, merchandise and other free swag.

Fans can enter to win passes to the May 8th Sea Dog Brewery VIP Pre-Party event though Bull Moose or by listening for chances to win on WKIT, WTOS, WHSNWCYY, WHXR and Waterfront Concerts beginning the week of 4/13.

RISE ABOVE FEST & MAINE VETERANS:

To further support the cause and raise awareness, Rise Above Fest concert promoter, Waterfront Concerts has partnered with the Maine Military & Community Network to provide complimentary festival tickets to Maine Veterans. Veterans can register at www.jointservicessupport.org/Reg/17G944

Tickets are on sale now and range in price from $46.75 to $69.75.

Be listening to 101.9 The Rock all this week for your chance to call in and win tickets to the show!

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