23rd Annual Rockin For A Cure

A Live Music Event Supporting ALS Patients in Wisconsin

April 12th, 2025

Doors Open 6:00pm

Double Tree by Hilton Madison East
4402 E Washington Ave Madison, WI 53704

Discounted Rooms $109/evening for Friday and Saturday night.
Call (608) 244-4703 by MARCH 23rd – Room Block Code = Rockin4ALS Presents Rockin For A Cure

Tickets at the door $70

Have a Drink On Us!

Admission ticket includes a coupon for one beverage of your choice, including water, soda, domestic and imported beer, drinks with rail liquor, and wine.

Live Music - Appetizers - Silent Auction - Cash Bar

Reserve a table that seats 8 for $500, email info@Rockin4ALS.org

Please check back for new developments including schedule and musical guests.

Download THIS YEAR'S 2025 Event Program to learn all about the Event, including this year's schedule of activities and musical performances.

This is a fundraiser for ALS patient services.
Please visit our pages for Corporate Sponsorship Levels or Donation of Silent Auction Items.

Silent Auction

Over 100 unique items. Bid on items using the posted bidding increments. Check what time bidding closes on your item.

Highest Bidder must be present to win: Go to the item at the auction's closing time and find out if you won. Stay with the auction item and a volunteer will assist your checkout. Pay with cash, credit card, or check.

Introducing the Rockin For A Cure Silent Auction

GOLDEN TICKET

Purchase a Golden Ticket for $25, and if your ticket number is picked, you get to take home ANY Silent Auction Item of $500 or less.

The Rockin For A Cure Silent Auction has a long tradition of featuring a large selection of 100 items with dozens of one-of-a-kind treasures, high-end items, and price-less gems. Your golden ticket has a 1 in 25 chance of winning any item you want. Buy two and double your chances!

Get your tickets at the Event, beginning at 6:00pm

$25 Each

Only 25 Sold

Winning ticket announced at 8:30pm, so get there early to canvass all the silent auction items and plan which item you’ll take home, if your ticket is the winner. You must be present at Rockin For a Cure at 8:30pm for your ticket to win, and you must immediately remove your silent auction item from the auction tables. Sales of Golden Tickets begin at the event at 6:00pm. Get there early to get your ticket.

Rockin For A Cure Performers for 2025

Madison Scouts All-Star Alumni Brass Ensemble

Experience the G Bugle Difference!

We’re extremely excited for the return appearance of an all-star cast of Madison Scouts Alumni. This 20-man brass ensemble organized by Scott Stewart has an incredible combined total of over 300 years of Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps performing and teaching experience.

2025 Performance Repertoire

Numero Uno
Make His Praise Glorious
Love And Peace
Yankee Doodle Variations
Russian Army March
With Every Breath I Take
Celebration
Peer Gynt Suite

Red Door Duo

Rockin For A Cure is excited to welcome back the “Red Door Duo” for their third performance at Rockin For A Cure. The Red Door Duo performs "new acoustic" songs and instrumentals and are especially known for their fingerstyle guitar music. Vocal harmonies, ukulele and mandolin are also known to make an appearance in their concerts. The duo is a musical couple composed of award-winning singer-songwriter and 2014 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, Helen Avakian, joining forces with acclaimed jazz, bluegrass, and Brazilian fingerstyle guitarist Dave Irwin. This musical couple has been thrilling audiences around the U.S. with their wildly imaginative sets featuring captivating new works, highlights of the American songbook, contemporary covers, as well as upbeat reinterpretations of Baroque and Classical masterworks.

Dave Irwin’s participation with Rockin For A Cure dates back to the early days of the ALS benefit, when he was a member of Wall of Sound, and friend of Steve Weekes. The Wall of Sound was instrumental in founding the fundraiser in 2000. Dave recently told us that “Steve was a hard-working drummer who could always be counted on, to drive the rhythm section of the powerful, high-impact sound of the band.” The Red Door Duo leads off a great night of live music for ALS!

RedDoorDuo.com

Jim White

Madison musician Jim White can be heard around town wielding nothing more than his acoustic guitar and a heartfelt mix of indie-folk and indie-pop tunes. These days, Jim continues entertaining crowds by sharing an eclectic mix of his favorite songs. From Ryan Adams to Justin Townes Earle, Dawes to Death Cab, there's a little something for everyone. Discover more at jimwhitemadison.com

Brass Knuckles Ensemble

Announcing the inaugural performance of the BRASS KNUCKLES ensemble at the 23rd Annual Rockin For A Cure Benefit. Brass Knuckles is a 5-6 piece brass ensemble from Madison, Wisconsin. The group is extremely versatile, playing music of many different styles -- From renaissance madrigals to jazz, Bach fugues, and contemporary pop charts, Brass Knuckles has something for everyone. The Ensemble consists of Oliver Smith & Dan Cross (Trumpets), Craig Mason (Horn), Alex Bauer (Trombone), Karl Zelle (Tuba), and Jim Latimer (Drums).

Annual Strike Out ALS
Mallards Baseball Game & Tailgate

Saturday, June 14th

5:05pm Gates Open
6:05pm First Pitch
Tickets $16

Volunteers Needed!
Additional Information coming soon.

The Duck Pond AKA Warner Park: 2920 N Sherman Ave, Madison

The Duck Pond AKA Warner Park: 2920 N Sherman Ave Madison, WI 53704

Walk To Defeat ALS

Madison Walk to Defeat ALS

October 19th, 2025

More details here

THE ALS ASSOCIATION WISCONSIN CHAPTER EVENTS

WALK TO DEFEAT ALS®

While there's no shortage of charity walk/run events out there, the sense of community and support at ours is absolutely amazing. There's no better way to describe it than a "2.1k Love Fest" (Or 5k Love Fest for the Milwaukee run). Maybe that's because the money that's raised at these events stays right here in Wisconsin, providing equipment and services to help local ALS patients and their families cope with the disease.
Milwaukee Walk to Defeat ALS is October 5, 2025. Madison Walk to Defeat ALS is October 19, 2025.

LOU GEHRIG'S DAY

A natural tie-in to Lou Gehrig's Disease, it's a baseball tailgate party held in the parking lot of Miller Park before a Milwaukee Brewers game and includes a free concert, food and drinks, and a ticket to the game. Inside the stadium, we make our presence known by wearing matching ALS t-shirts and having an ALS patient or family member throw the ceremonial first pitch.

June 6th, 2025

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