Charity Begins at Home Presented by Merit Medical - June 6th
Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids
David Archuleta post-game performance
Event Schedule
5:00 PM to 7:15 PM
Carnival and Game Entry
Carnival will be held on the East Lawn of Rio Tinto Stadium. Here is a list of some of the entertainment you will be able to participate in:
• Max Impact is a US Air Force band that will be playing classic rock hits as well as a few originals
• Junction City Hybrid Drumline will be performing and leading fans into the stadium
• US Air Force is bringing their stock car and stealth simulator
• Unified Fire Authority and Salt Lake City are bringing a Firetruck and interactive smoke simulator
• Soccer Balls for Peace - We invite everyone that is coming to the RSL match and David Archuleta performance to bring a soccer ball to the stadium and donate it to Soccer Balls for Peace. This humanitarian effort involves members of the US Military collecting donated soccer balls and distributing them to children in different war torn areas of the world. Please bring any gentle used or new soccer balls to the match on June 6th and donate them at the
Merit Medical booth in Carnival Real.
All the soccer balls will be sent overseas to troops. There will also be drop off points at the entrances on west side of the stadium and the Spanish staircase at the northwest corner
7:15 PM to 10:30 PM
Game Entertainment
• Junction City Hybrid Drumline will be performing at the Kennecott Plaza pre-game
• David Archuleta will be singing the National Anthem
• Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids. Rocky Mountain Cup
• David Archuleta post-game performance on the Super Bowl stage in the middle of the field
Utah's state-of-the-art Rio Tinto Stadium is proud to announce the venue's June 6 "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME" event, presented by Merit Medical Systems Inc., a special Celebration of our Military featuring Utah musical sensation David Archuleta, the second leg of Real Salt Lake's 2009 Rocky Mountain Cup series with rival Colorado Rapids, and the Official Dedication of the Stadium. Proceeds will benefit "Operation Warm Heart," serving Hill Air Force Base's uniformed and non-uniformed personnel in need, and the Utah National Guard Charitable Trust, assisting Utah military families with various expenses that may arise during deployment of their Service member.
Archuleta, 18, will sing the National Anthem prior to Real Salt Lake's kickoff against Colorado and will provide the crowd with a special performance immediately following the game. The star stormed the international music scene with his performances in late 2007 and early 2008 on the hit show American Idol, and was named one of Forbes' Breakout Stars of 2008. His eponymous album was released in November of last year, peaking at #2 on the Billboard charts, as did his first single, "Crush," which has sold 1.5 million digital copies in the United States. Beginning on April 21, the Murray, Utah-raised Archuleta will tour the United Kingdom with the British band McFly for five weeks before returning home for his Rio Tinto Stadium debut.
Tickets for the Saturday, June 6 CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME event are now on sale via www.RioTintoStadium.com or (888) 477-5849, with the Stadium's east-side ticket windows and Team Store open daily from 10 AM to 6 PM for in-person purchases.
