The ever charitable Alice In Chains are using their upcoming US summer tour to raise funds for a memorial for a fan, who recently passed away after suffering with cancer. They're generously donating money for every pre-sale ticket sold beginning today (March 10th 2015).

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Alice In Chains announce US Summer tour dates

The Seattle four-piece will be giving no less than $2 per pre-sale to go towards the Stefan Dayne-Ankle's memorial, as they gear up for their US summer tour dates. 'Thanks to the great people at WMRQ in Hartford, CT, we became close with a young man named Stefan Dayne-Ankle, who sadly last week lost a courageous battle with Leukemia', the band announced in a statement. 'To honor Stefan and help give him the memorial he deserves, we're donating $2 from every ticket pre-sold on this tour.'

Not only that, the band are getting involved in more global issues with the Alice In Chains & Friends Fantasy Football League set to raise money for the ebola crisis. They'll be launching an auction for the fourth year in a row in a bid to help Music For Relief fund protective suits and health training, as well as aiding MusiCares in their aims to provide healthcare and personal help to struggling musicians.

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The upcoming summer tour beginning in July follows their previous global run which they played to support 2013 fifth album 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here'; a Capitol Records debut which reached number 2 in US Album Charts and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy. It featured US Mainstream Rock chart number one singles 'Hollow' and 'Stone'.

Tour dates:
Jul 17 - Pala, CA (San Diego) - Starlight Theatre - casino
Jul 18 - Las Vegas - The Pearl
Jul 20 - Salt Lake City - The Depot
Jul 21 - Boise - Knitting Factory
Jul 22 - Spokane - Knitting Factory
Jul 24 - Oakland - Fox Theatre
Jul 25 - Lincoln, CA (Sacramento) - Thunder Valley Casino
Jul 28 - Denver - Ogden Theatre
Jul 31 - (382) Tulsa  - Brady Theatre
Aug 01 - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino
Aug 03 - St. Louis - Pageant 
Aug 04 - Milwaukee - Eagles Ballroom
Aug 06 - Cincinnati - Horseshoe Casino
Aug 07 - Nashville - Ryman Auditorium
Aug 08 - Nashville - Ryman Auditorium
Aug 10 - Orlando - Hard Rock Live
Aug 11 - Hollywood, FL (Ft Lauderdale) - Seminole Hard Rock
Aug 14 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods
Aug 15 - Atlantic City - Taj Mahal
Aug 16 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest