Courtesy Grammy Music Education Coalition Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has announced a fundraising livestream in support of his Youth Music Foundation’s “School’s Out” initiative, which provides online music lessons to students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dubbed “Oh Say Can You Stream,” the online benefit concert takes place this Saturday, April 11 at 4 p.m. ET via Ellefson’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
Among the over 50 guests performing during the stream include Alice Cooper, Five Finger Death Punch‘s Chris Kael, Anthrax‘s Charline Benante, Megadeth‘s Dirk Verbeuren and Kiko Loureiro, Nonpoint‘s Elias Soriano, Volbeat‘s Rob Caggiano, members of the Zac Brown Band, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC.
Additionally, actors including Drake Bell, Seinfeld‘s “Soup Nazi” Larry Thomas, The Walking Dead‘s Lew Temple, and Brian O’Halloran of Clerks, will be making appearances.
“Oh Say Can You Stream” will be held in partnership with the Grammy Music Education Coalition. In addition to supporting “School’s Out,” the benefit will raise money for several COVID-19 relief charities.
Ellefson, meanwhile, just released a new song called “Simple Truth” to raise funds specifically for COVID-19 relief in Italy.
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