Aerosmith, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffet headline Boston benefit concert
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Aerosmith, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett are joining other artists for a benefit concert for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Tickets for the show scheduled Thursday at the TD Garden sold out in minutes after they went on sale May 6. Proceeds will benefit One Fund Boston, the compensation fund established by Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to help those injured in the April 15 bombings and the families of three people killed.
Other confirmed acts include Jason Aldean, Boston, Extreme, Godsmack, The J. Geils Band, Carole King and New Kids on the Block.
Comedians Dane Cook and Steven Wright are also included in the lineup.
聽鈥淚 find myself searching for words today,鈥� said Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block, the group that kick-started the event, in announcing the concert [on May 3]. 鈥淲e all feel compelled to fight back, to step up鈥� after the attacks in his home city. 鈥淎s artists, this is our way to do it.鈥�
鈥淗opefully this event will not only raise money, but spirits as well,鈥� he added.
Local songwriter James Taylor has already performed at one attack-related event, the memorial service for聽Massachusetts Institute of Technology聽campus police officer Sean Collier, believed to have been shot by one of the marathon bombers.
Neil Diamond thrilled Red Sox fans with a live rendition of 鈥淪weet Caroline鈥� on the team鈥檚 first home game after the attacks.
The currently has more than $31 million in donations.
