Saturday, October 21, 2017

Thousands attend Vegas Strong concert at Orleans Arena

Iraq war veteran Corey Keller is invited onstage by Big & Rich at the Orleans Arena during a benefit concert to honor the victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. photo: Wade Vandervort
 
Less than three weeks after the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history took place at a packed Las Vegas country music festival, another valley country show with thousands of attendees on Thursday worked to find healing.

"You've shown that there are people in this community with great big hearts," said John Rich of country duo Big & Rich at the “Vegas Strong: A Night of Healing” event at the Orleans Arena. "You may never be in a room with so many heroes around you ever again."

"We will not stay down and out,” Rich added to the crowd of nearly 6,000 attendees...https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/20/great-big-hearts-country-music-stars-bring-healing/

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