Open for Blues Traveler at Chicago's House of Blues 2010

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to open for rock icons Blues Traveler. Blues Traveler will headline Dare 2 Dream, a benefit concert and silent auction at the House of Blues Chicago on Thursday, April 15th, 2010. The selected artist will perform in front of major local, regional & national media that will reach millions across the country, as well as many music/entertainment industry VIPs. The selected artist will receive $500.00 for travel expenses. The event is designed to raise awareness and funding for youth healthcare in Chicago./n/nPlatform One Entertainment is looking for a Sonicbids artist to open for rock icons Blues Traveler, who will headline Dare 2 Dream, a benefit concert and silent auction at the House of Blues Chicago on Thursday, April 15th, 2010. The event is designed to raise awareness and funding for youth healthcare in Chicago. The selected artist will receive $500.00 for travel expenses.

The selected artist will perform in front of major local, regional & national media that will reach millions across the country, as well as many music/entertainment industry VIPs. Previous Sonicbids artists selected by Platform One have performed in front of representatives from SPIN Magazine, Pitchfork Media, ABC, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Q101, 93XRT, WTMX and many other major media outlets. This will be a multi-genre benefit event and they are accepting all genres of music for submission.

It's not every band that’s still staking out new musical territory and embracing fresh challenges more than 23 years into their career, but that’s the case with Blues Traveler. Having long ago graduated from the jam-band underground to mainstream stardom, the iconoclastic combo has consistently stuck to its guns and played by its own rules. Blues Traveler spawned one of the biggest hits of 1990s - the Grammy-winning “Run-Around” – which became the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history and along with the hit single “Hook” drove the album Four to sell over 5 million copies. The Grammy Award winning band has produced nine studio albums, six of which are certified Gold or Platinum, and combined have sold more than 10 million units worldwide. Along the way, the band has played more than 2000 live shows in front of more than three million people and continues to tour nationally all over the country.

Platform One Entertainment is extremely committed to continuing the development and delivery of amazing entertainment events to help benefit and bring meaningful awareness and fundraising to important causes and charities.

Platform One has generated noteworthy visibility and funding for The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, The Common Ground Foundation, The Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness, The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Working in the Schools and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while working with some of today's biggest artists including Kings of Leon, Common, Gov't Mule, Cypress Hill, Talib Kweli, Gavin Rossdale and several others. Platform One brings years of success working with artists, labels, brands, non-profits, multimedia (TV, film, print), digital properties, terrestrial/online/satellite radio and numerous other entertainment influences.

What other artists say:

• “We got to play with our heroes, Kings of Leon, because of Platform One & Sonicbids. It was an experience we will never forget and helped us get signed to a major label.” - The Jakes (Young the Giant)


• Working with Platform One & Sonicbids for the Dare 2 Dream benefit with Talib Kweli was phenomenal. Performing with other exceptional artists for a charitable event such as this has been one of the best shows that we've had the pleasure of playing." - The Primeridian, selected for Platform One's "Open for Talib Kweli" competition, May 2009


• “To play with Gavin Rossdale was a huge step for Relief, in terms of dream chasing and professionalism. Being from Ireland, it has allowed us to break into America with a continued fan base in Chicago as a result. We hope to continue our work with Platform One and Sonicbids and also the chance to headline the Dare 2 Dream events in the not to distant future!" - Relief