With the support of IDBank and Koor Wines, Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi will visit Armenia in June 2019 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rock Aid Armenia charity project.

The visit and celebration of the anniversary are being organized by the Mediamax Media Company and DoSomething (Australia). Co-founder of DoSomething Jon Dee organized the 1989 Rock Aid Armenia project to help the victims of the Armenian earthquake.

On 5 June 2019, Yerevan will host a gala night under the auspices of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which will feature Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi and Jon Dee.  The event will also include a public showing of the documentary about Rock Aid Armenia.

The sponsor of Rock Aid Armenia’s 30th anniversary celebrations and the rock stars visit is IDBank. Koor Wines is the partner of the event.

“We thank IDBank and Koor for supporting this important initiative. Rock legends joined forces 30 years ago to help our people and soon, thanks to the support from IDBank and Koor, we will celebrate the anniversary of that fantastic project,” said Ara Tadevosyan, Director of Mediamax.

During their stay in Armenia, Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi and Jon Dee will visit the Gyumri Musical School N6, which was initiated by the Rock Aid Armenia/Armenia Grateful 2 Rock project.

“It is wonderful that Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi will be joining us in Yerevan in June. Ara Tadevosyan and I would like to thank Tony and Ian for their incredible 30 year commitment to helping the people of Armenia. The event on June 5th will enable Armenia to remember and celebrate the ongoing support that Ian and Tony have given to children in the Armenian earthquake zone,” said Rock Aid Armenia Founder Jon Dee.