Christian group NEEDTOBREATHE is playing a private concert as part of their NEEDTOBREATHE Classic auction for charity.

Their silent auction runs alongside the rock band's annual NEEDTOBREATHE Classic celebrity golf tournament, which will begin at 6pm ET on March 23rd. The charity will feature items donated by musical artists including Gavin DeGraw, Goo Goo Dolls, Katy Perry, and Kings Of Leon among others. The proceeds from the golf tournament and auction benefit the Palmetto Medical Initiative (PMI), a Charleston, South Carolina-based non-profit organization that seeks to bring quality health care to developing countries around the world. 

In addition, the NEEDTOBREATHE Classic auction is open to fans around the world who can bid on items through the web and their smart phones using Qtego auction technology. To register for the auction, view auction items, and more click here.     

The NEEDTOBREATHE Classic, brings together PGA golfers, celebrity athletes from the NFL and MLB, and Grammy-award winning musicians for a day of golf and an evening of music all for charity at Charleston, South Carolina's Daniel Island Club.  Last year the tournament raised $140,000, which funded over half the cost of a second medical clinic that PMI is building in Uganda. Last year, PMI launched its "20 by 20" campaign, a plan to have 20 medical centers built by 2020 in Uganda and Nicaragua with the goal of blanketing a particular area and elevating care for an entire region. The 2015 NEEDTOBREATHE Classic will specifically benefit PMI's "20 by 20" campaign.

NEEDTOBREATHE is also set to release their first-ever live album, NEEDTOBREATHE: LIVE FROM THE WOODS, April 14th. It was recorded last September at Nashville's The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel, NEEDTOBREATHE: LIVE FROM THE WOODS captures the GRAMMY® Award-nominated and 10-time Dove Award-winning rock band on stage and at their best, performing a full live set including such hits as "Washed By The Water," "Something Beautiful," "Keep Your Eyes Open" and "Multiplied" (see tracklisting below).
 
NEEDTOBREATHE's new single, "Brother (Feat. Gavin DeGraw)," will impact Hot AC radio outlets nationwide in early April and this week broke the top ten at Christian HOT AC/CHR, landing at #9, while also gaining three spots at National Christian Audience chart where it landed at #21. The song had a strong week gaining support from major AC Monitored markets like Dallas and Washington DC. In addition, the track's companion video recently made its broadcast debut on VH1's Top 20 Countdown and can be viewed HERE.  

"Brother (Feat. Gavin DeGraw)" was applauded by Entertainment Weekly as "full, anthemic, a little bit woodsy and alarmingly catchy," adding "(frontman) Bear Rinehart's sincerity is unmistakable in his vocals, and the bluegrass backing culminates in something sweetly rich." "Brother (Feat. Gavin DeGraw)" is available now on the iTunes Store and all DSPs, while the original version of the songcan be found on NEEDTOBREATHE's chart-topping RIVERS IN THE WASTELAND.

NEEDTOBREATHE will embark on their first North American headlining tour of 2015, kicking off April 23rd at Tuscaloosa, Alabama's Tuscaloosa Amphitheater and then traveling through the summer (see itinerary below). Dubbed "Tour De Compadres," the aptly named trek sees NEEDTOBREATHE bringing out some of their best friends as support, with special guests including Ben Rector, Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, and Colony House. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.needtobreathe.com.

NEEDTOBREATHE: LIVE FROM THE WOODS

TRACKLISTING
 
DISC 1

1.     State I'm In 

2.     Wanted Man 

3.     Drive All Night 

4.     Difference Maker 

5.     Multiplied 

6.     Oh, Carolina 

7.     Wasteland

 
DISC 2

1.     Keep Your Eyes Open 

2.     Washed By The Water 

3.     Something Beautiful 

4.     Girl Named Tennessee 

5.     Brother 

6.     The Heart 

7.     The Outsiders 

8.     More Heart, Less Attack 

9.     Feet, Don't Fail Me Now 

10. Devil's Been Talkin'

Tour De Compadres 2015
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