Tour Outreach
Lifebeat’s Tour Outreach Program began in 1992 when Johnette Napolitano of the band Concrete Blonde approached Lifebeat with the idea of distributing condoms on their tour. Since then, the program has grown tremendously with each year. Lifebeat supplies club and concert-goers with safer sex materials and lifesaving HIV/AIDS prevention information at music venues nationwide.
NYC Outreach
Through our Local Outreach Program, Lifebeat staff and volunteers reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk youth annually in clubs and concert venues throughout the New York Metropolitan area, including:
- Gramercy Theatre
- Irving Plaza
- Knitting Factory
- Nokia Theatre Times Square
- NYU
- Roseland Ballroom
- SOB’s
National Outreach
On a national level, artists invite Lifebeat to be a part of their tours, enabling the organization to cast a wide net and reach a large and diverse number of young people. Artists who have supported Lifebeat in this way include Britney Spears, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z, Tina Turner, Ozzy Osbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Moby, OutKast, Sarah McLachlan, and Destiny’s Child. At each venue, Lifebeat reaches out to local AIDS service organizations (ASO’s) to assist in providing concert-goers with important HIV/AIDS literature, condoms, and information on testing and counseling services in their area.
In addition, many artists also donate a portion of each ticket sold on tour. Funds raised help support youth HIV prevention programs.
To further its outreach Lifebeat provides safer sex materials and information to schools, community organizations and individuals.
To volunteer or find out more about Lifebeat’s Local and National Outreach programs, contact us at 212.459.2590 or at volunteers[at]lifebeat.org. Press kits and program information can be sent to Lifebeat Inc., ATTN: Tour Outreach, 676A 9th Avenue, Suite 111, New York, NY 10036.
