DGAP-News: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band to Kick Off Historic '12-12-12' Concert Event at Madison Square Garden

The Madison Square Garden Company 

11.12.2012 19:34
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NEW YORK, 2012-12-11 19:33 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
      All Concert Attendees Asked to Be Seated No Later Than 7:15 P.M (ET)
                      Show To Begin At 7:30 P.M (ET) Sharp

   Nearly 2 Billion People Around The Globe To Have Access To The Concert Via
                       Television, Radio And The Internet

 Musical Lineup Includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia
Keys, Chris Martin, The Rolling Stones, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West,
                           The Who and Paul McCartney

The producers of '12-12-12' announced today that the legendary Bruce
Springsteen & the E Street Band will kick off the historic concert taking place
at Madison Square Garden (Nasdaq:MSG) tomorrow at 7:30 P.M (ET) sharp. All
attendees of the concert are asked to be in their seats no later than 7:15 P.M. 

'12-12-12', which will be distributed worldwide to nearly two billion people
through television feeds, radio and online streaming, is presented by Chase and
all proceeds will benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund. The concert will be
available to 114 million television households on 37 channels in the US and to
more than 400 million television households outside the country via networks
and feeds in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. 

The concert is being produced by James Dolan, Executive Chairman of The Madison
Square Garden Company; John Sykes, President of Clear Channel Entertainment
Enterprises; and Harvey Weinstein, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Weinstein
Company. 

Thanks to the generosity of concert organizers, sponsors, and Robin Hood's
board of directors, every single penny from ticket purchases and donations will
go to organizations serving the victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin
Hood Relief Fund. The Robin Hood Relief Fund provides money, material and
know-how to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in
the regions hardest hit by the storm. 

The most up to date information on '12-12-12' can be found by visiting
www.121212concert.org. 

The '12-12-12' logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=15957 


         CONTACT: Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
         Angel Aristone/AngelAristone@clearchannel.com
         212.377.7802
         
         The Madison Square Garden Company
         Mikyl Cordova/mikyl.cordova@msg.com
         212-631-4337
         
         The Weinstein Company
         Dani Weinstein/dani.weinstein@weinsteinco.com
         212-845-8639
         
         Robin Hood Foundation
         Patty Smith/psmith@robinhood.org
         212-844-3562
         
         Chase
         Melissa Shuffield/melissa.shuffield@jpmorgan.com
         212.270.5730
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