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Ramones to Hold 30th Anniversary Concert
08/19/2004 3:12 PM, AP
Hey! Ho! Let's Go! ... to the Ramones anniversary party. On Sept. 12, the punk band will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, Calif. The previously announced "very special guest band" will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, concert producer Arturo Vega told The Associated Press Thursday.
CJ and Marky Ramone will perform the band's classics such as "I Wanna Be Sedated" and "Blitzkrieg Bop." They will be joined by special guests Eddie Vedder , Henry Rollins and Pete Yorn . Rob Zombie will host the concert.
The 30th anniversary of the Ramones is traced back to what "The Fast Four" considered their true birth: their first concert at New York's CBGB on Aug. 16, 1974.
There will be a Ramones memorabilia exhibition before the show. Items for display will include Johnny Ramone's guitar, singer Joey Ramone's eyeglasses and the band's signature stage backdrops.
Proceeds for the already sold-out concert will go to the Lymphoma Research Foundation and the Cedars Sinai Prostate Cancer Center.
Joey Ramone, whose real name is Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Johnny Ramone was treated at the Cedars Sinai hospital for prostate cancer in June.
Los Angeles punk bands X and The Dickies will open. The concert is also produced by Joe Sib, who runs SideOneDummy records.
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