September Events

We are excited to announce our list of events for September. While summer might be over, we're happy to give you something to look forward to in the month to come!


Rhythm & Roots Festival  – Sept. 2nd-4th – Charlestown, RI




North Coast Music Festival – Sept. 2nd-4th – Chicago, IL




Peoria Blues Festival – September 2nd-3rd – Peoria, IL




Riot Fest  – September 2nd-3rd – Denver, CO




"We Are LA" Family Music Festival – September 17th – Los Angeles, CA




AmericanaFest – September 20th-25th – Nashville, TN




Pilgrimage Music and Arts Festival – September 24th-25th – Franklin, TN

August Events

The Hands That Rock is happy to announce the following events that we will be participating in!

The International Conference for the Live Event Professional – August 11th-13th – Austin, TX

The Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival – August 20th-21st – Long Island, NY

Welcome Ken Burke, Out Newest Board Member

We would like to give a warm welcome to Ken Burke, a strongly committed member of the Rhode Island community. As a University of Rhode Island Alum, Ken has made it his mission to serve the state and its people through various nonprofits and state programs. Ken won the Providence Engineering Society's 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award for his dedication to the community. When not working, Ken enjoys hiking with his two dogs, mountain biking, and fishing and quahoging along Rhode Island's salt ponds and coastline. It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome him aboard our team, we greatly look forward to what is to come.

June Events

Kick off summer the right way by joining our team at some of the month's best events happening across the country! Keep reading to see where you can find us.

Campout for the Cause – June 3rd-5th – Rancho Del Rio, CO

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – June 9th-12th – Manchester, TN

Spring Awakening Festival – June 10th-12th – Chicago, IL

AEP Conference  – June 12th-14th – Las Vegas, NV

Firefly Music Festival – June 16th-19th – Dover, DE

Great Chowder Cook-Off – June 18th – Newport, RI

Vans Warped Tour

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month

Taste of Chaos Tour

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month

Introducing Dax Cochran

The Hands That Rock team would like to give a warm welcome to Dax Cochran, our new overseer of business operations. Dax has extensive experience in business management, from handling day to day development strategies to direct sales efforts to increase safety standards throughout events and entertainment industries. We are lucky to have him on our team!

May Events

Listed below are the events we have scheduled for May and we hope you are able to join us at least once! Check them out and see if there's one near you. 

Veg Fest LA – May 1st – Los Angeles, CA

Canadian Music Week – May 2nd-8th –Toronto, ON

Summer Camp Music Festival – May 27th-29th – Chillicothe, IL

Go Fund Our Mobile Massage Van!

A big thank you to everyone who has donated so far to restore the Mobile Massage Van! This van will allow us to extend our brand and attend more events/festivals! We still have a ways to our goal, so please remember every donation counts!

Click here to donate!

Go Fund the Hands That Rock

My name is Darcy Lynch and I run a non profit, 501c3 charity called the Hands That Rock.  The Hands that Rock's mission is to bring the magic of music to underpriviledged children worldwide.  Our network of approximately 1,000 practitioners, provide chair massage at music festivals and special events.  Patrons pay a small fee for this service, and a portion of the proceeds are donated to programs concerned with music education, performance, related resources and outreach for individuals and groups in need. Our fundraising efforts additionally address community initiatives associated with such outreach programs and groups to include environmental, social and health-related concerns to help create a suitable environment for the creation and performance of music.

This GoFundMe campaign is to help offset the cost of restoring a Volkswagon Bus to be used as a mobile massage vehicle in which to setup on site at these festivals and events as a place to offer the massages.  The restoration of the van has already begun and we are need of additional funds to complete the project.

Any donation is appreciated and you will be giving the gift of music to children everywhere!

You can read more about us at www.handsthatrock.org.  thank you!

"The Hands That Rock, massaging for charity to bring the magic of music to underprivileged children."

DONATE HERE

March Events

Hello friends! We are happy and excited to announce our lineup of events this month. We've got a little bit of everything so there's sure to be something to interest every one of you! Hope to see you at one of these great events!

  

International Special Events Society (ISES) Conference – Santa Barbara, CA – March 2nd 

  

Buku Music & Film Project – New Orleans, LA – March 11th-12th 

 

SXSW Music + Film Interactive – Austin, TX – March 11th-20th

  

Luke Bryan Tour

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

  

Dream Theater Tour

*This is the European leg of an international tour with shows throughout the month. 




Disturbed Tour

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.




Fall Out Boy Tour
*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

January Events

Ring in the New Year with us at some of the great events we have planned! Our list is sure to have something for everyone and we hope you are able to join us!

January 12th-14th – Tourlink Conference – Palm Springs, FL

January 12th-14th – The Special Event Conference – Orlando, FL

January 21st-31st – Sundance Film Festival – Park City Utah

So You Think You Can Dance Tour 

* This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

Hands That Rock Supporter of the Simon Youth Foundation!

 

Hands that Rock is proud to support the efforts of the Simon Youth Foundation,

a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that exists to help at-risk students who are on the verge of dropping out of high school stay in school.

Each year, Simon Youth Scholarships program awards one-time and renewable scholarships to high school students in every community that is home to a Simon Mall. Targeting first-generation college students and those with demonstrated financial need, the Simon Youth Scholarships program furthers the SYF commitment to extending educational opportunities to all students who want to learn, regardless of their circumstances

November Events

We are happy to announce our great list of events for the month of November! Let us warm up your nights with good music and company!

Billboard Touring Conference and Awards – November 18th-19th – New York, NY

Fest Forward Convergence Conference – November 22nd-24th – Santa Barbara, CA

Thomas Rhett Tour 

* This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Tour

* This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra Tour

* This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

October Events

Now that fall has officially begun, we made sure to get involved with some great festivals and tours! We hope you are as excited as we are!

Tucson Premium Outlets Grand Opening – October 1st-4th – Tucson, AZ

*Brought to you by Extraordinary Events and Design

The Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival – October 2nd – Tucson, AZ

AFROPUNK FEST – October 3rd-4th – Atlanta, GA

The California Roots - Carolina Session – October 3rd – Myrtle Beach, SC

Groovin' & Cruisin' – October 3rd – Nashville, TN

Thomas Rhett Tour 

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

September Events

In order to make the transition from summer to fall as easy as possible, we have curated a great lineup and hope that you will join us in attending some of these events! We've got you covered from Labor Day weekend to the last days of September and have made sure to schedule shows all over the country. Keep reading to see if there's an event near you!

North Coast Music Festival - September 4th-6th - Chicago, IL.

Illinois Blues Festival - September 4th-6th, Chicago, IL.

Rhythm & Roots Festival  - September 4th-6th - Charlestown, RI.

Americana Music Festival - September 15th-20th - Nashville, TN.

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival - September 26th-27th - Franklin, TN.

Empire of the Sun Tour 

* This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.