Country music duo LOCASH will take the Wolf Den stage for a Saturday night concert to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving
WHAT: MADD About LOCASH – A Mothers Against Drunk Driving 14th Annual Benefit returns to Mohegan Sun in October. Sponsors for this highly anticipated evening include local country radio station WCTY-FM, The New London Day, Fundación Mapfre, Outfront Media, Walmart, Buckley Wynne & Parese, CMRK, Inc., Uber, and LifeSafer Ignition Interlock. MADD About LOCASH is 21+ and free!
WHEN/ WHERE: Saturday, October 1st at 8:00pm in the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL: Taking over the Wolf Den, MADD About LOCASH will be the featured entertainment for the 14th annual MADD benefit. Shelly Martinez, a WCTY-FM veteran and someone who has been instrumental in Mohegan Sun MADD events since their inception, will again deliver a special message before the concert.
Festivities will include a silent auction happening daily from Friday, September 30th through Sunday, October 2nd at The Shops at Mohegan Sun. The three-day auction kicks off at Noon going until 10:00pm each day. Memorabilia being put up for auction includes a Dave Grohl hand-signed “Foo Fighters” collage, a getaway to a private villa in Santorini, Greece for up to seven people, and an Ed Sheeran hand-signed acoustic guitar.
Donations to MADD will be accepted at the silent auction throughout the night. All proceeds benefit MADD.
Wolf Den performances are free and open to the public and guests must be 21+ to enter the Wolf Den. Lines form early and seats are given on a first come, first served basis.
For more information, visit MoheganSun.com.
ABOUT LOCASH:
BBR Music Group/BMG’s Wheelhouse Records’ rowdy outliers LOCASH – comprised of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas – are escaping to the WOODS & WATER. Inspired by the wild-and-free EP out now, the WOODS & WATER TOUR 2022 launched this spring. Creating a signature sound that fuses modern Country and classic Heartland Rock with an edgy vocal blend, the Country music duo of singer-songwriters is widely known for mixing backwoods pride with big-picture positivity. Their latest album, BROTHERS (2019), featured GOLD #1 “One Big Country Song,” as the follow-up to the pair’s Top 15 THE FIGHTERS (2016), which boasted GOLD breakout “I Love This Life” and their first #1 with flirtatious GOLD smash “I Know Somebody.”
ABOUT MADD:
The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, to support the victims of this violent crime and to prevent underage drinking. MADD Connecticut is committed to clearly and powerfully advocating for victims of alcohol – related crashes. MADD delivers quality services to hundreds of families each year at no cost to them, as well as help victims/survivors through the multitude of emotions and criminal proceedings that take place through court accompaniment and by providing grief counseling and support groups. MADD’s goal is to eliminate drunk driving and educate Connecticut youth about underage drinking. MADD introduces and follows legislation concerning bills to strengthen drunk driving laws.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN:
Owned by Mohegan, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic Southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 70 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
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