Band Together NC, a Triangle-based organization that uses live music as a platform for social change, has announced the lineup for this year’s Main Event concert on May 14 at Red Hat Amphitheater. Progressive bluegrass band Trampled By Turtles will headline the show, joined by the Americana band The Devil Makes Three. All proceeds from the event will benefit the 2016 Band Together/Kidznotes partnership.

Trampled By Turtles, formed in 2003 in Duluth, Minnesota, is a veteran of festivals like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, and even Coachella. They have seven studio albums, three of which maintained spots within the Billboard bluegrass top ten including 2010’s Palomino, which was among the top ten for 52 straight weeks. The release of 2012’s Stars And Satellites saw the band play to more fans than ever, sell close to 100,000 albums, make their first national television appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, and have their first concert feature, Live at First Avenue, broadcast on Palladia.

Their most recent album, Wild Animals, is their seventh studio album, and among their concerts in 2016, Trampled By Turtles will once again headline Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado in addition to holding their second annual Festival Palomino this fall.

The Devil Makes Three released their first album in 2002 and, of their four studio albums, three have cracked the Billboard bluegrass top ten including 2009’s Do Wrong Right which reached number one. Self-described as having “a slightly punky perspective on vintage American blues,” the group blends bluegrass, old time, country, folk, blues, jazz, ragtime, and rockabilly music. Since 2002, The Devil Makes Three has played nationwide to capacity crowds whose enthusiastic support has guaranteed the band a sizable and loyal following.

Also appearing at the May 14 Main Event will be the winner of the 2016 Last Band Standing, Band Together’s sixth annual band competition that will be held April 16 at Lincoln Theatre. As a special treat to concertgoers, a selection of students participating in Kidznotes, Band Together’s 2016 nonprofit partner, will perform during the Main Event.

This year, through community support and corporate and individual donations, Band Together and Kidznotes aim to raise $1 million. Proceeds raised during the 2016 partnership year will be used to expand the number of students served by Kidznotes in Durham and Raleigh to 600 by the 2016-17 school year – an addition of 290 students over two years to Kidznotes’ current roster of 310. Kidznotes’ strategic plan and vision includes serving 1,000 students throughout ten schools in Durham and Raleigh by 2020.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, Feb. 19 through E-tix. For ticket information or to learn more about Band Together and the event, visit www.bandtogethernc.org, become a fan on Facebook, join their LinkedIn group or follow @bandtogethernc on Twitter. To learn more about Band Together’s 2016 nonprofit partner visit, www.kidznotes.org.

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About Band Together NC

Band Together NC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates under one mission: using live music as a platform for social change. Since its inception in 2001, the organization has grown to become the largest annual charitable music event in the Southeast, donating more than $5.5 million to philanthropic organizations. Band Together’s annual concert event is organized and led by a team of more than 500 volunteers from across the Triangle. For more information, visit www.bandtogethernc.org

About Kidznotes

Kidznotes is inspired by “El Sistema,” the international movement of music for social change hailing from Venezuela. Kidznotes changes the life trajectory of underserved K-12 students through orchestral training. Kidznotes provides 10 hours of music instruction a week free of charge to participants in grades K-7. Launched in 2010, the program now serves more than 200 students in five Durham elementary and middle schools. The Raleigh initiative which began in the fall of the 2013, has welcomed 110 Raleigh students to the Kidznotes family. For more information, visit www.kidznotes.org.