ROCK FROM THE HEART WITH US IN 2024

Get ready for an unforgettable night of rock as RICK SPRINGFIELD takes the stage at the Avalon Events Center. Presented by Rock from the Heart, this annual benefit concert returns for its 3rd year in Fargo, promising a night of music and meaning. Join us for a rocking night with one of America’s legendary hitmakers.

Rockin’ Hearts Preshow Party packages available

Purchase a Rockin’ Hearts package and join us for the exclusive pre-show party.

Rockin’ Hearts package includes:
* Early entry
* Appetizers
* 1 free drink ticket
* Cash bar
* Silent Auction
* 50/50 raffle
* Door Prize drawings
* Exclusive swag bags
* Chance to win a Meet and Greet
* and MORE

MUSIC LINEUP:
RICK SPRINGFIELD
Over the past four decades, Rick Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.”

He’s an accomplished actor who starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film Ricki and the Flash and gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama True Detective, earned great reviews for his portrayal of Lucifer on the CW hit Supernatural and most recently played the insane Pastor Charles on FX’s worldwide hit series American Horror Story.

He’s also a talented author — both his candid 2010 memoir Late, Late at Night (which Rolling Stone named one of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time) and his 2014 comedic novel Magnificent Vibration earned rave reviews and spots on the New York Times Best Sellers’ list. In 2013, Springfield wrote and recorded “The Man That Never Was” with Dave Grohl for the soundtrack to Sound City — the Foo Fighters’ frontman’s documentary about the San Fernando Valley recording studio that was Springfield’s home away from home (his manager owned the building). Rolling Stone called Springfield’s touching interview in the film its “breakout story.” In 2014, Springfield was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located around the corner from the first apartment he lived in when he first arrived in the U.S. from Australia in 1971.

Aortic Fire
Aortic Fire is the official Rock from the Heart house band. Formed by our founder, drummer, and heart surgery survivor, Pete Johnson. Johnson assembled a group of skilled musicians he has worked with over the years and brought them together to perform at Rock from the Heart events. The band includes other survivors, who have been given a second chance to rock. Get ready to turn up the heat with Aortic Fire!

About Rock from the Heart
Rock from the Heart’s mission is to support families from diagnosis to recovery, connecting them with resources and information that is often hard to find. Through concerts and educational events, Rock from the Heart uses music to inspire and provide hope to people affected by aortic disease.
“Knowledge is power when it comes to your health, and aortic conditions are no exception. We want to share the details of our journey so people aren’t left searching for answers.” –Pete and Amy Johnson, Rock from the Heart founders.