{"id":4416,"date":"2014-08-17T16:24:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T15:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=4416"},"modified":"2014-08-17T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T15:36:16","slug":"john-5-to-join-rick-springfield-for-rock-for-ruben-benefit-concert-august-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2014\/08\/17\/john-5-to-join-rick-springfield-for-rock-for-ruben-benefit-concert-august-20\/","title":{"rendered":"John 5 to join Rick Springfield for &#8216;Rock For Ruben&#8217; benefit concert, August 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2014\/08\/17\/john-5-to-join-rick-springfield-for-rock-for-ruben-benefit-concert-august-20\/rock-for-ruben\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rock-for-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,307\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rock-for-ruben\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rock-for-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rock-for-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4417 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rock-for-ruben.jpg?resize=550%2C307\" alt=\"Rock for Ruben\" width=\"550\" height=\"307\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/307;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>John 5 will be joining <a title=\"http:\/\/rickspringfield.com\/rock-for-ruben\/\" href=\"http:\/\/rickspringfield.com\/rock-for-ruben\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Springfield<\/a> and a host of other special guests, for a benefit concert to help Ruben Velasco, who has served as guitar tech to both John and Rick over the years. Ruben is currently battling stage 4 cancer, and the concert, which will take place at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on August 20, is to help raise awareness, and much needed funds to help Ruben in this fight. \u00a0Other guests will include; <em>Bruce Kulick, Kenny Aronoff, James Lomenzo <\/em>and<em> Gilby Clarke.<\/em>\u00a0The M\/C for the night will be <em>Tony Scott<\/em> from KLOS. <span style=\"color: #37404e;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/concerts.livenation.com\/event\/09004CF6D4C960E7\">Click here for Rock For Ruben tickets!<\/a>\u00a0If you can&#8217;t attend or want to donate, go to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/RubensCancerFund\">http:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/RubensCancerFund<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>VIP packages are also available, as well as a great auction for many great signed items. To find out more, click\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018ROCK FOR RUBEN\u2019 Benefit Concert VIP Packages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Platinum Level Benefactor\u00a0(18 available): $1,000 (Includes private dinner with Rick prior to concert in the venue\u2019s \u201cCaptain\u2019s Room\u201d, access to Foundation Room (private), private seating at a VIP table seat for concert and event tshirt)<\/li>\n<li>Gold Level Benefactor\u00a0(50 available): $500 (includes pre-show Meet-n-Greet with Rick and guest artists (after the dinner finishes), access to Foundation Room (private), private seating at a VIP table seat for concert and event tshirt)<\/li>\n<li>Silver Level Benefactor\u00a0(60 available): $200 (VIP reserved GA section for concert and event tshirt)<\/li>\n<li>Bronze Level Benefactor\u00a0(100 available): $100 (Early entry to show)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General Admission Tickets (Standing Room): $55<\/p>\n<p>*Please note: VIP table seating (4 per table) will be assigned and located randomly in the VIP table seating areas, however, VIP table seating tickets purchased together will be seated at the same randomly located table within the VIP table seating areas. You cannot select your exact table location.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t attend, there is a fantastic auction taking place:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifonly.com\/r4r\">Click here for the Rock For Ruben auction! Signed guitars from Rick, KISS, Maroon 5, Sammy Hagar, Weezer, Goo Goo Dolls and more!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John 5 will be joining Rick Springfield and a host of other special guests, for a benefit concert to help Ruben Velasco, who has served as guitar tech to both John and Rick over the years. Ruben is currently battling stage 4 cancer, and the concert, which will take place at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on August 20, is to help raise awareness, and much needed funds to help Ruben in this fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[203,568,13,407,567,565,566],"class_list":["post-4416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-benefit-concert","tag-house-of-blues","tag-john-5","tag-los-angeles","tag-rick-springfield","tag-rock-for-ruben","tag-ruben-velasco","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-19e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5496,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2016\/05\/19\/john-5-donates-stage-worn-gear-to-help-raise-funds-for-guitar-techs-cancer-fund\/","url_meta":{"origin":4416,"position":0},"title":"John 5 donates stage worn gear to help raise funds for guitar techs cancer fund","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"May 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"John 5 is donating personal tour props to help raise funds for his friend Ruben Velasco who is currently fighting stage 4 cancer.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John 5 auction charity Ruben","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/john-5-auction-charity-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/john-5-auction-charity-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/john-5-auction-charity-ruben.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5639,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2016\/09\/16\/for-auction-personal-john-5-guitar-signed-by-john-5-rob-zombie-friends-for-the-ruben-velasco-legacy-fund\/","url_meta":{"origin":4416,"position":1},"title":"FOR AUCTION: Personal John 5 guitar signed by John 5, Rob Zombie &#038; 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