Rafters Reschedule Derek Jones Benefit Concert to August 29th

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Published On: August 25th, 2020

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.- Due to the current guidelines put forth by the Safer at Home Order and its recent extension, the Derek Jones Benefit Concert held at Witter Field on Saturday, May 23^rd will be rescheduled for Saturday, August 29^th. The concert will follow its original format with gates opening at 6pm. Music will start at 7pm with Opening Act SouthBound, followed by Derek Jones headlining at 8pm. The benefiting organization is the Never Forgotten Honor Flight. This is a non seated event, everyone is encouraged to bring folding chairs and blankets if seating is desired.

General Admission tickets are $10 presale and $15 the day of event. The Never Forgotten Honor Flight Alumni that wear their jackets or shirts from their flight will receive a free pre-show meal courtesy of the Rafters with their ticket purchase.

Tickets can be purchased by going to Rafterstickets.com and entering the ticket code JONES for general admission tickets or JONESVIP for VIP tickets.

Tickets purchased for the concert’s previous date will be rolled over to the new August 29^th date. The value of previously purchased tickets can be applied to tickets for the Rafters 2020 season if a scheduling conflict does occur.

B’s Tap House, High Gear Promotions and NRG Media stations, including Y106.5 and Big Cheese 107.9, have joined the efforts to promote the concert.

For more information on the different ticket packages and group outings visit Raftersbaseball.com or call the Rafthouse at 715-424-5400. Due to the current Safer at Home Order, the front office at Witter Field is closed to the public indefinitely.

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