On Friday night, June 20th, Boost Mobile RockCorps’ national youth movement concert tour made a stop at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Universal Studios’ City Walk.

The concert was organized by Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC) to reward thousands of young people for their service to the Los Angeles community.

While I was backstage I talked with one of the organizers for the concert and they are going to be starting RockCorps concert over in the U.K.

So it was exciting to know that in the future even more entertainers will be supporting and rewarding kids who help out in their communities.

Just a quick refresher - we told you guys about this concert last week - with headliners including musical acts like Akon and Puddle of Mudd.

Well, it turns out that Boost Mobile had a few more surprises for the crowd Friday night!

Busta Rhymes and Spliff Starr showed up and performed a few songs.

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (The Hills) also came out to show their support for the volunteers, and Heidi joined host Tracy Morgan on stage to help introduce the acts. I don’t know how many people actually knew who she was (or even cared) because I saw a lot of curious/confused looks when she came on stage.

But even though I joke about the audience not knowing who Heidi was, it really was great to see all these celebrities come out to show support for such a great cause.

It was definite that many of the kids RockCorps members look up to people like Common, Juicy J, DJ Paul, and Three 6 Mafia, and to have their idols thanking them for their hard work is something you don’t see often, and will resonate with them.

Not only were all the famous people kind enough to perform backstage, they were all really nice to the press backstage.

They took time out either before or after their performance (and some even both times) to pose for pictures, and talk about why they think the BMRC is important.

There was one universal answer throughout the night from everyone- volunteering and helping the community is important, and it’s necessary to teach these values to people at a young age.

Needless to say, I had a lot of fun.

The concert was so awesome– Akon was the best of the night in my opinion. He jumped off the stage and was singing in the crowd…

It was the high energy that kept the crowd pumped and excited until the end of the night.

Personally, there is nothing greater than a celebrity using their star power and influence to support a good cause. And I think the audience members felt the same.

If you want to learn more about RockCorps, visit the BMRC website.

Common, Akon, Three 6 Mafia, Puddle of Mudd and FlyLeaf will be performing on Friday, June 20th at the Gibson Amphitheatre which will also be hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan.

The concert is organized by Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC) to reward thousands of young people for their service to the Los Angeles community.

BMRC is a national youth action and volunteerism movement started in 2003 to use music to inspire music young people to get involved in community service and positive social change. BRMC gives local youth an opportunity to earn tickets to exclusive concerts in exchange for volunteering. Give 4 hours… Get 1 ticket. As Tracy Morgan would say, “That’s CRAZY!”

Yeah, not bad considering 4 hours of working at McD’s wouldn’t earn you enough for that, if tickets were even available, that is.

Last year, Nas, Korn, The Game, +44, Rise Against and Young Jeezy performed at Kodak.

View Nas’ 2007 performance:

This year, the program is focused on going “green,” with service projects to improve LA’s “natural habitat,” (or whatever natural stuff that still exists), like rebuilding public parks, planting trees, beach clean-ups and restoring wetlands near the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. Yes, we have rivers.

If you’re interested in becoming a BRMC member in your area, log onto www.boostmobilerockcorps.com or call 888-ROCK-889.

Luke Wood’s dream came true at an Oklahoma concert when Tim McGraw called him on stage for a duet.

Luke, who was at the concert celebrating his 9th birthday, was called on stage to perform “Last Dollar (Fly Away)” with McGraw. Luke’s mom, Kendra Wood, told People magazine that,

My son Luke has been a fan since he was 3 years old and always said that he was going to sing with Tim McGraw someday.

Kendra said,

He made a simple sign, ‘Can I sing with you?’ And brought it with us. I was completely shocked when Tim started singing ‘Last Dollar(Fly Away)’ and motioned for him to come forward. Before I knew it he was whisked on stage, Tim handed him a mic and began singing with Luke.

“I have NO idea how I am going to top this birthday present,” laughed Kendra.

What an honor to sing with one of country music’s greatest!!