More photos from all the Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts on Flickr and Facebook.

List of press about the Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts:

• Mashable, How the Gulf Coast Benefit is Using Social Media to Rally Support
• Huffington Post, Nic Adler: Gulf Coast Benefits July 1st Unite Us in Gulf Coast Recovery
• CNN iReport, On July 1st: national music event to benefit Gulf Coast
• Huffington Post, THE SKINNY: Gulf Coast Benefit Concert
• Live Earth, Get Involved in the Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts on July 1!
• The Causemopolitan, Nationwide Gulf Benefit Concerts July 1st to Benefit Gulf Restoration Network
• Antiquiet, Nationwide Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts Set For July 1
• Fayetteville Flyer, Gulf Coast benefit at George’s on July 1
• The Causemopolitan, Groundswell Growing for Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts Thursday
• The Causemopolitan, Gulf Tides: BP’s Oil Hits Home
• Socialbrite, Tonight! Attend a Gulf Coast music benefit
• LAist, Rock Out to Benefit Gulf Coast Oil Spill Victims Tonight
• The Causemopolitan, TONIGHT! Gulf Coast Benefits Unite Us For Good
• What Gives, Tonight! Gulf Coast Benefit for Fisherman and Wildlife
• Surfer Mag, Rebelution Plays Gulf Coast Benefit Show at The Roxy July 1, 2010
• BrandChannel, Gulf Fundraiser Rocks Social Media
• Washington Post Online, Creativity for a cause
• Guide to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Gulf Coast Benefit Concert
• NOLA.com, Essencefest, the 4th of July and a Gulf Coast benefit highlight the week ahead
• The Gambit, Tipitina's Gulf Coast Benefit
• Bandsintown, Coast to Coast concerts to clean up the Gulf!
• KROQ Radio, Santa Barbara’s Rebelution To Play Gulf Coast Benefit Show
• WWOZ New Orleans Music Show with George Ingmire, June 30
• WWL Morning Show, New Orleans, July 1st (Video)
• Paisley Petunia, Rock out for the Gulf Coast
• LA Online Marketing Examiner, The Gulf Coast Benefit website: riding it right
• Taylor Davidson, #RocktheSpill with the Gulf Coast Benefit Concert Series
• Taylor Davidson, Rocking the Gulf Oil Spill, New Orleans, Louisiana

In the spirit of Independence Day, nationwide concerts were hosted by music venues on July 1st, 2010 to benefit those directly impacted by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill.

The organizers created an ambitious goal: Gather music venues around the country to donate ticket sales on July 1st and create an online giving platform that encourages donations to the relief efforts. On the evening of July 1, over 80 concerts and awareness meetings helped raise nearly $50,000 through ticket sales, raffles and online donations. All proceeds were directed to our nonprofit partner the Gulf Restoration Network, which provides assistance to the people, wildlife and wetlands affected as well as advocacy work throughout the Gulf Coast.

The organizers of the event included: Nic Adler, owner of The Roxy on the Sunset Strip; Megan Jacobs of The Roxy, Casey Phillips, talent buyer for venues including Tipitina’s in New Orleans and Viper Room & The Mint in Los Angeles, and Sloane Berrent, founder of Answer With Action and creator of The Causemopolitan.

"We know through music and the generosity of people that we can help make a difference in the Gulf Coast." said Adler before the event. "We hope this inspires others to make a donation, attend an event and get involved."

The wetlands and wildlife are in desperate need of our attention now and can’t wait for BP to take care of those in need. Many of our fellow Americans in the foreseeable future will have no livelihood, are preparing to leave their homes and are now lining up for food handouts. With hurricane season on the horizon, there is reason for great concern and it’s crucial the affected communities be prepared for the worst.

View the press release announcing the Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts on Pitch Engine.

Contact Casey Phillps (casey@themintla.com) and Sloane Berrent (sloane@answerwithaction.com) for press inquiries, how to get involved with future events, and how to create your own fundraising campaign.

The Team:

• Casey Phillips (co-organizer)
• Nic Adler & Megan Jacobs (co-organizer / artist outreach)
• Sloane Berrent (co-organizer / orchestrator)
• Kathryn Thorpe (venue relations)
• Nathan Levinson (social media outreach)
• Vance Kelly (graphic design / logo)
• Taylor Davidson (web design)
• Megan Hargroder (administrative)

Stay tuned for future concerts and events, and continue to watch for ways to help, give back and get involved. The July 1 concerts are over, but the human, economic, and environmental issues are far from over.

Follow Gulf Coast Benefit Relief on:

Continue to donate to and support the The Gulf Restoration Network.

Do good for the Gulf through the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project by submitting ideas and helping select the winners.

Continue to show your support on Twitter with a Twibbon and by changing your Twitter background.

Buy a T-shirt! It's available two colors, blue and sand, and 100% of proceeds go to Gulf Restoration Network.

Gulf Future is a collaborative effort to raise awareness and increase public support for the communities along the Gulf coast affected by the BP oil drilling disaster. This campaign is the brainchild of the Gulf Coast Fund and the Gulf Restoration Network. In May, several folks from our two organizations took a tour of the devastation developing in the Gulf of Mexico and along the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Outraged and distressed by what we saw, and anticipating what the future might hold for these communities, GRN and GCF realized that nothing short of a nation-wide outcry about this catastrophe was necessary.

Thus the Gulf Future Campaign was formed. Our vision is a to mobilize supporters from across the nation to show their solidarity with the people of the Gulf Coast. It is still unclear what the future looks like for these folks. It could take months and even years for the scope of the environmental and economic effects of this disaster to reveal themselves. In spite of this uncertainty, some things are evident:

• We must hold BP accountable for the full cost of this disaster. This includes cleaning up all the oil still being spewed from the well and restoring the marine and coastal environments;
• We must ensure that coastal and fishing communities have the resources to fight for their future;
• We must prevent future calamities by supporting the use of clean and renewable energy, stopping dangerous deep water drilling, and creating effective regulation of the oil industry.

GulfFuture.org was created to serve as a hub for information regarding this disaster. On this site, you can access the latest news, videos, photos, and blogs about the oil disaster. You can also link to our partner organizations to keep up on how they are involved in this effort.

We are urging people to get involved by making a financial contribution to our effort and in return each person will receive a wristband and a brochure with information about the BP oil disaster and how they can continue their involvement. The wristband will demonstrate solidarity with the people of the Gulf, as well as increase the visibility of this disaster and the work of our partner organizations. The time to get people involved is now when these Gulf communities need our show of support.