PEARL JAM'S MIKE MCCREADY TO BE HONORED AT 2018 MUSICARES® CONCERT FOR RECOVERY

BENEFIT, PRESENTED BY AMAZON MUSIC, WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY BARRETT MARTIN, DUFF MCKAGAN, MIKE NESS, SLASH, CHAD SMITH, AND NANCY WILSON AT THE SHOWBOX IN SEATTLE ON THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018

Lead guitarist for Pearl Jam, Mike McCready

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (MARCH 8, 2018) — The MusiCares Foundation^®, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy™ with an outstanding four-star rating from Charity Navigator, announced today that GRAMMY^® winner Mike McCready of Pearl Jam will be honored at the 2018 MusiCares^® Concert For Recovery on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at The Showbox in Seattle (1426 1st Ave.). McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Awardin recognition of his significant dedication to and support of MusiCares and his commitment to helping others in the addiction recovery process. The Concert For Recovery will feature performances by Latin GRAMMY^® winner Barrett Martin, GRAMMY winner Slash, multi-GRAMMY winner Chad Smith; and artists Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, and Heart's Nancy Wilson. The evening will close with a special performance by McCready and friends.

The event, presented by Amazon Music, will benefit MusiCares, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy with an outstanding four-star rating from Charity Navigator. MusiCaresensures music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical, and personal need and it provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery resources.

Ticket Information:
Tickets range from $250 for Highboy Individual Cabaret seating to $5,000 for Platinum Prime Cabaret floor seating for four. All tickets will include a buffet. For more information, contact Wynnie Wynn at wynniew@grammy.com or at 310.581.8659, or visit the ticket form here.

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