, the platinum-selling, power-pop band from Bradenton with a growing legion of followers, returned to its hometown last week for a good cause.
The Kings — who take their name from Bradenton's — joined five other bands for the last Friday at Lakewood Ranch High School. The event was hosted by the Lakewood Ranch International Key Club and Taking Back Lives, a Bradenton-based charity organization who raises money to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged youth in Malawi, Africa.
Other local charities took part in the event, including Honor Sanctuary Animal Rescue, Family Network on Disabilities, Food Bank of Manatee, Solve Maternity Homes, and .
Access to the show required an entrance fee as well as a donation to the charity of the participant’s choice, and their adoring, mostly teenaged fans were happy to comply.