GARTH BROOKS AND TRISHA YEARWOOD TO HOST
ACM LIFTING LIVES® “ONE NIGHT, TWO CITIES, ALL MUSIC"
BENEFIT GALA
PRESENTED BY MATTRESS FIRM
IN DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS ON APRIL 17, 2015
The Academy of Country Music’s philanthropic arm, ACM Lifting Lives®, will host its first-ever fundraising gala on April 17, 2015, just two days before the 50th ACM Awards. Country music luminaries Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, will host the “One Night, Two Cities, All Music” gala presented by Mattress Firm. Emmy®-award winning journalist and co-host of Entertainment Tonight Nancy O’Dell, will join Brooks and Yearwood to co-host the Fort Worth Gala. The gala will consist of two shows taking place simultaneously at the Omni Dallas Hotel and the Fort Worth Zoo.
The inaugural gala will kick off with a cocktail reception, followed by a dinner, live auction and a stellar line-up of performances by country music’s most celebrated artists including Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Keith Urban and Little Big Town. ACM Lifting Lives will be donating funds raised from the gala to several Texas-based organizations including Garth Brooks’ charity, Teammates for Kids and the Child Life Zones in Children’s Health of Dallas and Cook Children’s of Fort Worth.
For more information on the gala, including ticket inquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact ACM Lifting Lives at gala@acmcountry.com.