Rockcorps
RockCorps is a pro-social marketing and entertainment company that uses music to inspire people to take action by volunteering and getting involved in their community. RockCorps' principal idea is "Give, Get Given”. They do this by producing concerts with exclusive entry tied to participating in a 4 hour community volunteer project. To date, over 180,000 volunteers have attended more than 50 live concert events, giving over 700,000 hours to volunteering at more than 2,600 global charities.
The company was founded in 2003 and partnered in 2005 with Boost Mobile in the US. RockCorps has also partnered with brands such as Orange, and BT in the UK and France, Optus in Australia and Coca-Cola in South Africa. RockCorps' latest project is Apprentice Nation, which raises awareness of the apprenticeship scheme in the UK as an alternative route to university. It also provides young people with the skills they need to be successful in their early careers.
RockCorps has featured artists such as Rihanna, David Guetta, Lady Gaga, Drake, Pharrell Williams, Fifth Harmony, Kanye West, Ellie Goulding, 6LACK, Snoop Dogg, Maroon 5, and Vampire Weekend.
About
Anyone who gives 4 hours of their time at a RockCorps organized volunteer event in their local community is given a ticket to an exclusive concert put on by RockCorps.The volunteer events are always in partnership with local non-profit organizations. non-profit partners in various cities have included: Lee Valley Regional Park, Thames 21 Social Change Media, Watts Boys and Girls Club, Heal the Bay, Big Kidz, Reynoldstown Revitalization Corporation, Arepa and ABEJ.
RockCorps is not a non-profit organization, instead partners with a brand partner in each country, creating a marketing and communication platform that combines entertainment and community work. When launched in 2005 in the US, RockCorps partnered with Boost Mobile and was known as 'Boost Mobile RockCorps'. In the UK, France and Israel RockCorps is partnered with Orange and is known as 'Orange RockCorps'. In the UK in 2008 and 2009 RockCorps was also partnered with Sony Ericsson. This changed to BlackBerry in 2010.
History
RockCorps sprang from the work of the Greenbucks Foundation in the USA. Active in the mid-'90s, Greenbucks staged its initial concerts in Telluride and encouraged local residents to clean up the outdoor concert space in order to earn a ticket.RockCorps' first nationwide effort in 2005 with partner Boost Mobile, a wireless telecommunications company. In its first year, the Boost Mobile RockCorps movement staged events in six U.S. cities and had 5,000 volunteers who generated 20,000 hours of service. In 2007, Boost Mobile RockCorps expanded the program to 11 cities and over 15,000 volunteers. BMRC had a total of over 30,000 American volunteers and travelled to over 13 U.S. cities.
RockCorps expanded to the UK in 2008, announcing in April its partnership with mobile operator Orange. In 2008, in partnership with Orange, Sony Ericsson and Channel 4, RockCorps produced the Orange RockCorps concert at The Royal Albert Hall on September 26. To get a ticket to the show – people had to sign up for one of 55 volunteer events that happened throughout August and September. 5000 people volunteered 20,000 hours to 41 UK charities in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Southampton and Newcastle.
In 2009, Orange RockCorps returned to London, and also launched in Manchester, UK. The Manchester gig took place on July 13 at the Manchester Apollo with Lady Gaga, N-Dubz, The Enemy, V V Brown and Tinchy Stryder. The London concert took place on September 25 at the Royal Albert Hall with Nelly, Nas, Kelly Rowland and David Guetta, Razorlight, Chase & Status and Akon.
RockCorps also launched in Paris their first French program, on July 21. The concert took place on October 2 in Le Zénith and featured Akon, David Guetta, Busta Rhymes, Sefyu.
In 2010 Orange RockCorps spread to Israel for a Rihanna concert at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv for 13,000 RockCorps volunteers.
2010 also saw Orange RockCorps return to Manchester and to the Apollo on July 8 with Snoop Dogg, Vampire Weekend, Tinie Tempah and Mr Hudson. The London concert that year was held in The Albert Hall on September 24 with Pendulum, Mark Ronson and the Business International featuring Boy George, N-Dubz, Taio Cruz and Plan B. By the end of 2010, 24,000 people had volunteered with RockCorps in the UK.
In France 2010, Orange RockCorps expanded to Marseille, completing the programme with a concert at Le Dôme on July 12 featuring Damian Marley, Nas, Sexion D'Assaut, Alonzo and Soprano. They also returned to Paris and with a concert at Le Zénith on October 5, featuring N*E*R*D, Sexion D'Assaut, Mark Ronson and the Business International featuring Boy George and V V Brown.
In Sydney 2013, Optus RockCorps launched their campaign with a 5,000 volunteer concert at the Hordern Pavilion with The Script, Tinie Tempah, Guy Sebastian, The Potbelleez. In 2014 Optus RockCorps came to The Big Top in Luna Park Sydney which played host to 3,000 volunteers who came to see Empire of the Sun, Rudimental, Miguel, Samantha Jade. Optus is still the sponsor of RockCorps in Australia.
RockCorps Japan launched in 2014 to help re-build communities affected by the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami. RockCorps brought together 4,000 volunteers at the Tohoku Arena to see Ne-Yo, Kobukuro, Flumpool and May J.
The Concerts
2014Japan RockCorps
– September, Fukushima
– 4,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Neyo, Kobukuro, Flumpool, May J
Orange RockCorps
– July, Le Trianon – Paris
– 1,500 Volunteers
– Artists: Wiz Khalifa, Azealia Banks, Indila, DJ Cut Killer
– April, Le Rocher de Palmer – Bordeaux
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: Black M, Keurispoi, DJ HCue
– September, – Nancy
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: Shaka Ponk
– October, Transbordeur– Lyon
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: Casseur Flowters
Optus RockCorps
– March 12, Luna Park – Sydney
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Empire of the Sun, Rudimental, Miguel, Samantha Jade
– April, – Melbourne
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: American Authors
– April, Brisbane
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: American Authors
2013
Coca-Cola RockCorps
– November 9, Ellis Park Arena – Johannesburg
– 4,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Busta Rhymes, Ciara, D’Banj, Teargas
Orange RockCorps
– July, Le Trianon – Paris
– 1,500 Volunteers
– Artists: Trey Songz, Oxmo Puccino, Kerry James, Tal, DJ Cut Killer
– April, Le Carriere – Nantes
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: Youssoupha
Optus RockCorps
– April 10, Hordern – Sydney
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: The Script, Tinie Tempah, Guy Sebastian, The Potbelleez
2012
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– August, Plaza Condesa – Mexico City, Mexico
– 2,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Maroon 5, Javier Colon
– August, Auditorio TelMex – Guadalajara, Mexico
– 500 Volunteers
– Artists: Maroon 5
– June, Royal Center – Bogota, Colombia
– 2,500 Volunteers
– Artists: The Smashing Pumpkins, Monsieur Periné
– June – Caracas, Venezuela
– 2,500 Volunteers
– Artists: The Smashing Pumpkins
Orange RockCorps
– July, Zenith – Paris
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Sean Paul, The Ting Tings, Shy'm, 1995, DJ LBR
Orange RockCorps
– October, Le Dome – Marseile
– 2,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Lauryn Hill, Nas, Youssoupha, Inna Modja
2011
Orange RockCorps
– July, Zenith – Paris
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: David Guetta, Taio Cruz, Tinie Tempah, Mélissa Nkonda
Orange RockCorps
– October, Le Dome – Marseile
– 2,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Selah Sue, Lilly Wood and the Prick
Orange RockCorps
– July, Wembley Arena – London
– 11,000 Volunteers
– Artists: P. Diddy & Diddy – Dirty Money, Primal Scream, Kelis, Professor Green, Wretch 32
2010
Orange RockCorps
– July, Zenith – Paris
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Pharrell / NERD, Mark Ronson and the Business International, V V Brown, Stomae, Soprano
Orange RockCorps
– Le Dome – Marseile
– 2,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Nas, Damian Marley, Sexion D'Assuat, Soprano and Alonzo, DJ Cut Killer
Orange RockCorps
– July 24, Apollo – Manchester
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Snoop Dogg, Vampire Weekend, Mr Hudson, Tinie Tempah
Orange RockCorps
– September 24, Royal Albert Hall – London
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Pendulum, Mark Ronson, Plan B, N-Dubz, Taio Cruz, RockCorps Allstars
Orange RockCorps
– Bloomfield Stadium – Tel Aviv
– 13,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Rihanna
2009
Orange RockCorps
– July, Apollo – Manchester
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Lady Gaga, N-Dubz, The Enemy, V V Brown, Tinchy Stryder
Orange RockCorps
– September, Royal Albert Hall – London
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Nelly, Akon, Razorlight, David Guetta, Kelly Rowland, Chase & Status
Orange RockCorps
– October 2, Zenith – Paris
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Busta Rhymes, David Guetta, Kelly Rowland, Akon, Razorlight, Sefyu
2008
Orange RockCorps
– September, Royal Albert Hall – London
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Guillemots, John Legend, Feeder, Lethal Bizzle, The Automatic
Boost Mobile RocKCorps
– June, Gibson Theater – Los Angeles
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Akon, Puddle of Mudd, Common, Flyleaf, Busta Rhymes
2007
Boost Mobile RocKCorps
– March 17, Kodak Theater – Los Angeles
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Korn, Game, +44, Rise Against, Young Jeezy, Xibit
Boost Mobile RocKCorps
– June 9, Fox Theater – Atlanta
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, ?uestlove, Young Jeezy
Boost Mobile RocKCorps
– October 6, Radio City Music Hall
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Busta Rhymes, Angels & Airwaves, Ludacris, Young Joc
2006
Boost Mobile RocKCorps
– June 17, Fox Theater – Atlanta
– 3,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Lil Wayne, Big Boi, Keyshia Cole
Boost Mobile RocKCorps
– September 23, Radio City Music Hall
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: T.I., Panic! at the Disco, Nelly, Don Omar, Nas, Kelis, Taking Back Sunday
2005
Boost Mobile RockCorps
– Radio City Music Hall
– 5,000 Volunteers
– Artists: Travis Barker and DJ AM, Paul Wall, Kanye West, Slim Thug, Fabolous, Faith Evans, Young Jeezy, The Lox, Fat Joe, T.I.