About a year ago, passionate music lover Kelsey Fourdyce from Edwardsville, IL lost her life in a mysterious series of events at age 31. While her family and friends continue to mourn the tragic loss, a concert is being organized in her honor to celebrate her life and raise money for her memorial scholarship, which has been set up to help underprivileged students study abroad. The lineup will feature a dance party provided by Grood, spearheaded by Kelsey’s college friend Charlie Otto and featuring members of Cornmeal, Indigo Sun, Melk, Nasty Snacks, Woo Park, Bonzo Terks, and JJ and Dre, plus Marcus Rezak, Jared Rabin, and additional special guests TBA. “Concert for Kelsey” will take place at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall on Sunday, 8/7 and tickets are available here.
Kelsey, a graduate of the University of Illinois, was found dead at the Great Star Theater in San Francisco’s Chinatown on May 10th, 2015. You can read more about the strange circumstances surrounding her passing here, or watch the video below for more info.
In addition to the music, a series of fun prizes will be auctioned off, including concert tickets, Cubs tickets, Grassroots California merchandise and more.
Concert organizers are seeking to raise funding to help cover production costs, staffing, musicians, and venue costs to ultimately be able to generate more money for Kelsey’s cause. If you wish to contribute, head over to the GoFundMe page.