Contact: DUU Major Attractions
Sponsor: DUU Major Attractions and more listed on the website
Where: Page Auditorium
Why:
TICKETS: FREE, w/ suggested donation of $3 (flex accepted). Available at the door. All donations will go to Durham Together for Resilient Youth (DurhamTRY), a local nonprofit with Duke connections that works with at-risk youths.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Brad Corrigan (aka Braddigan) is of Dispatch fame, a 3x platinum jam band that achieved worldwide fame with their hits “The General” and “Time Served.” They produced 4 studio albums; their 1996 album Silent Steeples was certified triple platinum. In 2002, their farewell concert in Boston became the largest in independent music history, with an estimated audience of 110,000. In 2007, Dispatch played a series of reunion shows to benefit Zimbabwe, and they sold out 3 nights in a row at Madison Square Garden.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
The benefit concert headlined by Braddigan will also feature videos and high profile speakers in order to address a Duke community issue - drug & alcohol awareness - in a unique and engaging way. Braddigan will be performing both acoustic and full band sets, and Coach Cutcliffe's appearance will be a sit-down Q&A on stage about drug/alcohol and tailgate issues he has seen as a coach.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Brandon Busteed (Trinity ’99) is a former Duke Young Trustee and DSG President. He is the founder and CEO of the online drug/alcohol education company Outside The Classroom and started the AlcoholEdu program that all entering freshmen at Duke and many other colleges must complete. He is currently serving on the Board of Governors of the Entrepreneurs' Foundation of New England and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Board of Visitors at Duke University.
Coach David Cutcliffe is the new head football coach at Duke. He has 34 years of coaching experience and has been head coach at Ole Miss and offensive coordinator at Tennessee (where he won a national championship). He has coached the likes of Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Erik Ainge, and Brady Quinn.
Co-Sponsored by: Advocates for Drug and Alcohol Awareness (A4DA), Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Association (Panhel), Healthy Devils, Alcohol & Substance Abuse Prevention Center, Division of Student Affairs, DukeEngage, Community Service Center, Student Health Center, Duke Athletics