Press Release

Trace Adkins & Martina McBride Team Up on Shine All Night Tour to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project & loveisrespect through Tickets-for-Charity^®

Country Music Superstars Offer Fans Access to Fantastic Concert Seats on www.ticketsforcharity.com while Supporting Important Charitable Causes

For Immediate Release:
November 9, 2009 - Trace Adkins and Martina McBride are proud to announce an exciting collaboration with Tickets-for-Charity® to raise funds for Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline on their 40-city Shine All Night Tour. The country music superstars are teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity to offer fans access to premium concert seats – at the same or better price they find elsewhere – to benefit two outstanding organizations improving the lives of American veterans and teens.

Fans can now find Charitable Sale™ seats for most tour dates on www.ticketsforcharity.com – all while supporting the WWP’s mission to honor and empower severely injured service men and women through direct service programs, and support loveisrespect’s work to assist teens in developing healthy relationships.

“The work that WWP is doing here at home is incredible,” said Adkins. “It’s truly inspiring to see how brave these men and women are, and I’m honored to be working with fans to support such a remarkable organization through Tickets-for-Charity.” A dedicated WWP supporter, Trace Adkins performed at September’s Soldier Ride fundraiser in Nashville and donated the download proceeds of “Til the Last Shot’s Fired” at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards.

The mother of three daughters, Martina McBride has been a long-time passionate advocate for raising awareness around domestic violence and teen dating abuse. “I’m thrilled to be working with loveisrespect as a beneficiary of our Shine All Night Tour through Tickets-for-Charity,” said McBride. “It’s truly a unique collaboration that offers fans the chance to combine their love of music with an important cause and organization that’s having such a positive impact on the lives of so many young women across the country.”

Fans can now access this special allocation of Charitable Sale™ seats to see Trace Adkins and Martina McBride and benefit Wounded Warrior Project and loveisrespect by visiting www.ticketsforcharity.com or calling Tickets-for-Charity at 1-866-567-4576.

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About Tickets-for-Charity®

Tickets-for-Charity works directly with performing artists to offer fans the opportunity to access great concert seats, at typically the same or better price they find elsewhere, while supporting leading charities in the process. Tickets-for-Charity has generated over $3 million dollars in donations working with artists such as Billy Joel & Elton John, Brad Paisley, Coldplay, James Taylor, John Mayer, Kenny Chesney, the Rolling Stones, The Police and Barbra Streisand and partners with over 30 of the world’s most respected non-profit organizations, including Feeding America, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and United Way of America. To learn more about Tickets-for-Charity and its complete list of partners and current Charitable Sale™ events, please visit www.ticketsforcharity.com.

About the Wounded Warrior Project

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service members, to help severely injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. To get involved and learn more, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

About loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

The loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline is a 24-hour online and telephone resource for teens seeking information about healthy dating relationships and assistance for dating abuse. It provides confidential, personalized assistance through the technology most preferred by teens: the web, online chats, and telephone. Dating abuse is a serious issue among teens. Teens, young adults and parents may interact with peer advocates by logging onto www.loveisrespect.org or calling 866-331-9474 or TTY 866-331-8453.