Popular musicians headline concert for breast cancer at Fairfield Commons


How to go

What: Concert for a Cure

When: 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 14

Where: The Mall at Fairfield Commons, 2727 Fairfield Commons, Beavercreek

Cost: $10, standing room is free

More info: Call (937) 427-4300 or visit www.wmmx.com. Bid for a prize pack at http://xday.neofillbids.com/index.php

SafetySuit, The Script, Michelle Branch and Erin McCarley will come together on one stage for a good cause.

The second annual Concert for a Cure will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Mall at Fairfield Commons. This year’s event will feature music from Celtic soul trio The Script, singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Erin McCarley and rock band SafetySuit.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Noble Circle Project, a supportive community of women dedicated to living beyond cancer through education and health.

Last year’s event raised $2,008.

Tickets are $10, but limited to 140. Standing-room admission is free.

After the performances, musicians will sign autographs and accept donations.

Five Concert for a Cure prize packs will be auctioned online. Each prize pack includes two front-row tickets, a meet-and-greet with the performers and a $25 gift certificate to the mall.

About the performers

SafetySuit: These alternative rockers are perhaps best known for their song “Someone Like You,” off 2008’s “Life Left to Go,” and their single “Stay” hit No. 1 on VH1’s Top 20 Countdown.

Michelle Branch: As part of the country duo The Wreckers, she produced a Grammy-nominated single “Leave the Pieces.”

Erin McCarley: Her music has been heard on the big screen in “He’s Just Not That Into You,” and on TV.

The Script: These Irish rockers’ multiplatinum selling debut album “The Script” was released in August 2008.

CONTACT this reporter at (937) 225-0633 or lbeach@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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