LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fans of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers will have more reasons to cheer this September, when the Disney Music Group artists take the stage with other performers at Disney's Concert for Hope, a benefit concert supporting cancer research and treatment programs at City of Hope. It will be held Sunday, September 14, at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City. Tickets for the concert will be available Saturday, August 16 at 10am through LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster retail outlets including all Macy's, FYE Music & Ritmo Latino locations, and via TM Charge by Phone -- (213) 480-3232 -- (714) 740-2000 -- (805) 583-8700. A portion of the tickets will be auctioned through Ticketmaster.com.
"We are honored and grateful for the generosity of Disney, Creative Artists Agency and the dedication of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers in supporting the lifesaving work of City of Hope," said Michael A. Friedman, M.D., president and chief executive officer, City of Hope. "This Concert for Hope demonstrates their commitment to improving the lives of patients with cancer and to helping create a future in which cancer is not only treatable, but curable and preventable."
The concert continues Disney and Cyrus' support of City of Hope. Last year, Disney donated $1 from every ticket sold during her highly successful "Best of Both Worlds" concert tour to cancer research at City of Hope. The concert series raised more than $1 million.
The American Cancer Society estimates that 1,437,180 people will be
diagnosed with cancer in 2008, and more than 10,700 of these people will be
children under the age of 15. As a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest
designation bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, City of Hope has
achieved numerous scientific breakthroughs and pioneered many lifesaving
procedures that have impacted treatment worldwide. Every day, City of
Hope's team of researchers ag
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