Dusk Charities, the nonprofit arm of the Dusk Music Festival, is hosting an afterparty for the University of Arizona Wildcats annual Red-Blue scrimmage on Friday, Oct. 4.
But โPOST/Move โ Red/Blue Showcase After Party & Fundraiserโ to benefit the menโs NIL fund is technically a โduringโ party.
The event, which will raise money for the teamโs Name, Image and Likeness fund to be paid to players, gets underway at Gentle Benโs Brewery, 865 E. University Blvd. in Main Gate, and runs from 6 p.m. to midnight
The Wildcats will play the showcase, which is the first time fans get a look at the 2024 team, at 6 p.m. at McKale Center, about a 10-minute walk from Main Gate.
โPOST/Moveโ will include a live stream of the game and, organizers say, a few perks you wonโt get at McKale.
The $165 tax-deductible ticket price includes food, two drink tickets and performances by a trio of national DJs:
Phoenix-based DJ Z-Trip is on the lineup for Dusk Music Festivalโs โPost Move: Red-Blue Showcase After Party and NIL Fundraiserโ on Oct. 4 at Gentle Benโs on East University Boulevard. Proceeds benefit the UA menโs basketball team NIL efforts.
- Phoenix-based Z-Trip (Zach Selacca) is best known for pioneering the mashup movement that is still all the rage.
- Mix Master Mike was the turntablist for 1980s hip-hop trio Beastie Boys.
- Trackstar the DJ toured around the world with the hip-hop duo Run the Jewels from 2015-18.
Former UA baller Gilbert Arenas, who played for the Wildcats from 1999-2001 before embarking on a 12-year NBA career, will host the event.
After the game, members of the menโs team are expected to host a meet-and-greet at Gentle Benโs, said Ben Andersen, Dusk Music Festivalโs chief operating officer.
Andersen said Fridayโs event is the Dusk charitable armโs first major fundraiser, although the organization has given money to other local causes.
โItโs obviously a new development in the college athletic programs to have the name, image and likeness be a part of college athletics,โ Andersen said. โWe wanted to partner closely with the university athletics program specifically the menโs basketball program.โ
Dusk Music Festival will host its eighth festival Nov. 9-10 at downtownโs Jรกcome Plaza. The lineup includes Kaskade, Quinn XCII, Masego and Steve Aoki. For tickets and details, visit duskmusicfestival.com.
