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.

LOCAL 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:

• The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza
• Gramercy Theatre
• Knitting Factory
• Nokia Theatre Times Square
• NYU
• Roseland Ballroom
• SOB's
• Virgin Megastore - Times Square
• Virgin Megastore - Union Square

In addition, LIFEbeat provides safer sex materials and information to the following venues:

• Pieces Bar
• Splash
• The View Bar

In an average month, LIFEbeat's New York volunteers alone distribute more than 14, 000 condoms and pieces of HIV/AIDS awareness literature to young music fans.

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 Godsmack, Britney Spears, Counting Crows and 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.