3 Doors Down, Aaron Lewis of Staind & Others to Perform at Their Annual The Better Life Foundation Fundraiser

Biloxi, MS (October 8, 2009) - Grammy(r)-nominated, multi-platinum
Mississippi rockers 3 Doors Down will return to their home state in a
concert benefiting Gulf Coast children's charities. The Better Life
Foundation Presents 3 Doors Down & Friends, the sixth annual concert and
silent auction for their Mobile, AL-based charity, will take place at
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi on December 5.
The evening, benefiting The Better Life Foundation which
supports children's charities, is sponsored by the Mississippi Army
National Guard, includes special performances by 3 Doors Down, Aaron
Lewis (lead vocalist and guitarist of the multi-platinum rock band
Staind), Mobile-based Top Of The Orange, and other guests to be
announced.

General admission ($75) and VIP balcony tickets ($199, includes food and
bar) go on sale October 9 through Ticketmaster and the Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino Biloxi box office. Raffle tickets are currently available
for an $80,000 "Citizen Soldier II" motorcycle custom-built by Bourget's
Bike Works. Raffle tickets are $10 and can be purchased through The
Better Life Foundation and 3 Doors Down websites (buyers do not need to
be present at the event to win). For more information or VIP tickets
please call 251-586-2208 or visit www.TheBetterLifeFoundation.org.

At the event, doors open at 5:00 p.m., with the motorcycle drawing at
5:30p.m and the performances begin at 6pm. A silent auction will take
place earlier in the day, from 2:00-4:45 p.m. in the foyer of the Hard
Rock Casino & Hotel. The 2008 Better Life Foundation event was a huge
success, raising over $250,000.

In 2003, the community-minded band chose to begin giving back to their
beloved Mississippi by starting their own charity, The Better Life
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) federally tax exempt non-profit organization.
Named after their first album, they had a goal in mind: To give every
child a chance at 'The Better Life.' Since its inception TBLF has gone
on to support numerous charities nationwide, as well as providing aid
and assistance to the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi during Hurricane
Katrina. Recently TBLF made a sizable donation to the VH1 Save The
Music Foundation. For more information, visit
www.TheBetterLifeFoundation.org.

Since forming in 1995, the Mississippi rock quintet 3 Doors Down has
sold more than 15 million albums worldwide and become a multi-platinum
selling, "thoroughly modern American band," according to Billboard
Magazine. Their first album, 2000's The Better Life, sold 6 million
units, with their 2002 follow-up, Away From The Sun, selling 4 million
and generating six #1 hits, along with multiple Billboard and other
awards. The band's 2005 release, Seventeen Days, was their first to
debut #1 on Billboard's Top Albums chart. The current album, 3 Doors
Down, is their second studio album to debut at #1 (as well as their
fourth album to reach the Top Ten), and includes the #1 Top 40 and #1
Mainstream Rock track "It's Not My Time." 3 Doors Down is lead
singer/songwriter Brad Arnold, lead guitarist Matt Roberts, rhythm
guitarist Chris Henderson, bassist Todd Harrell and drummer Greg
Upchurch. For more information on 3 Doors Down visit www.3doorsdown.com