Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson of In-N-Out Burger rocked out with Robby Krieger of the Doors on Saturday night, Oct. 12, at the House of Blues Anaheim.
The guitarist and co-founder of the Doors performed his song “Light My Fire” while the owner of the restaurant chain did a fire-eating routine and twirled torches with some of her colleagues.
The occasion was a four-hour fundraising concert for the Slave 2 Nothing Foundation, which was founded by Snyder-Ellingson and her husband Sean Ellingson in 2016 and is backed by In-N-Out.
The show was called Rock 2 Freedom, and it’s put on in October to combat substance abuse. In-N-Out “family band,” .48 Special, which includes Sean and Lynsi Snyder-Elllingson, opened for guest stars.
This year, the Goo Goo Dolls were the headliners. More than 1,000 people attended the event, and tickets sold out in advance. fans started lining up at 9 a.m. for the 7 p.m. show, according to organizers.
“This organization is an incredible thing,” Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik told the audience before a solo on “Sympathy.” I wrote this song when I was caught in a place between being sober and dying.”
Musicians have sympathy for the cause, said Shane Fleming, spokesman for Slave 2 Nothing.
“Unfortunately, it’s true across the board today everybody’s being impacted. Everybody is having to feel the weight of losing loved ones, friends and family. It’s a sad thing to say, but everybody’s connected at this point.”
Nashville rock ‘n’ soul band Hippies and Cowboys opened the show, followed by a nearly hour-long set by .48 Special, which does covers of bands such as AC/DC and Linkin Park. It’s made up of In-N-Out executives and managers from Southern California and Nevada and puts on flashy shows with Cirque du Soleil-style acrobatics and background videos as well as pyrotechnics.
Krieger, a surprise guest star, came out near the end of their set. They were joined by Aaron Sparling, lead vocalist for Hippies & Cowboys, on “Light My Fire” and the Doors’ “Love Her Madly.”
The event raised more than $300,000 in onsite donations and a matching grant.
Slave 2 Nothing decorated the interior of the House of Blues with Slave 2 Nothing artwork. Bars served mocktails and energy drinks in lieu of alcohol. Guests had the opportunity to get airbrush tattoos, take pictures in a photo booth and buy event T-shirts.
Fleming praised the support of In-N-Out.
“To be able to pull off a feat like this is really uncommon.”
The Slave 2 Nothing campaign will continue throughout October and includes canisters for donations in In-N-Out restaurants.
Information: slave2nothing.org
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