Members of Goo Goo Dolls, Silversun Pickups, Bangles, Eve 6, Go-Gos & More Set for 2026 Freezing Man Epilepsy Research Benefit Shows

An all-star postulation of stone and popular stars volition travel unneurotic for the 2nd Freezing Man benefit concert astatine the Sylvee successful Madison, Wis. connected Jan. 9-10 to rise funds for Joey’s Song, the non-profit dedicated to supporting epilepsy probe and education.

The intimate amusement astatine the 2,500-capacity venue volition diagnostic much than 35 acts taking the stage, including Grammy winners, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and alt stone icons including Butch Vig and Duke Erikson of Garbage, The Bangles’ Vicki and Debbi Peterson, Belly’s Tanya Donnely and Gail Greenwood, Big Star’s Jon Auer and Jody Stephens, Toto’s Steve Porcaro and Kay Hanley and Stacy Jones of Letters to Cleo.

Joey’s Song was founded 15 years agone successful grant of Joey Gomoll, who died earlier his 5th day aft a lifelong conflict with Dravet Syndrome, a terrible signifier of epilepsy. Thanks to a bid of payment concerts aimed astatine backing epilepsy research, acquisition and household enactment services, Joey’s Song has raised much than $1.75 cardinal to date.

Other acts slated to instrumentality the signifier for January’s amusement include: Brian Aubert and Nikki Monninger (Silversun Pickups), John Gourley and Eric Howk (Portugal. The Man), Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne), Freedy Johnston, Rick Nielsen and Daxx Nielsen (Cheap Trick, The Nielsen Trust), Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Gos), Max Collins (Eve 6), Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four) and Marshall Crenshaw. The amusement volition besides diagnostic Emmy-winning comedian Charlie Berens (“Manitowoc Minute”), on with different peculiar impermanent performers to beryllium announced soon.

Madison autochthonal Vig volition service arsenic philharmonic manager for the show, with his fashionable screen band, The Know-It-All Boyfriends, serving arsenic the location band. The shows volition erstwhile again footwear disconnected with a Joey’s Song fundraiser tradition: a conflict of the bands betwixt the Know-It-All-Boyfriends and their all-female arch nemeses, the Know-It-All-Girlfriends, each performing randomly chosen songs. The amusement volition extremity with a jam league featuring a rotating radical of musicians playing everything from illustration hits to heavy cuts and their favourite catalog songs, with Joey’s Song laminitis Michael Gomoll soliciting donations betwixt sets via auctions for autographed philharmonic instruments, posers and VIP packages for upcoming concerts.

“Since our archetypal fundraiser successful 2010, Joey’s Song has hosted precise memorable yearly events to enactment epilepsy probe and education, and Freezing Man is the latest — and astir exciting—incarnation of that tradition,” said Michael Gomoll successful a statement. “Now successful its 2nd year, Freezing Man volition bring unneurotic an bonzer premix of musicians for what promises to beryllium our astir ambitious concerts yet. It’s ever been astir much than euphony — it’s astir connection, hope, and honoring Joey’s memory. We’re humbled by the artists who springiness their clip and talent, and grateful to the fans whose enactment genuinely changes lives for families impacted by epilepsy.” 

Tickets for the shows that person sold retired since 2014 volition spell connected merchantability connected Friday (Sept. 12) astatine 9 a.m. ET here, with GA tickets going for $45 for the Jan. 9 amusement —&...