Photos: Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons concert aids an old friend

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
A fan waits outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
The #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Velour employees pose for photographs outside the venue of the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Joshua James is the opening act at the #FixTheFox benefit on Friday, April 29, 2016 , featuring acoustic sets by Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons. The show raised funds for Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune
Joshua James is the opening act at the #FixTheFox benefit on Friday, April 29, 2016 , featuring acoustic sets by Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons. The show raised funds for Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

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Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune A fan waits outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune The #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Velour employees pose for photographs outside the venue of the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Fans wait outside the #FixTheFox benefit show Friday, April 29, that featured acoustic sets by NeonTrees and Imagine Dragons. Proceeds help Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Joshua James is the opening act at the #FixTheFox benefit on Friday, April 29, 2016 , featuring acoustic sets by Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons. The show raised funds for Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Joshua James is the opening act at the #FixTheFox benefit on Friday, April 29, 2016 , featuring acoustic sets by Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons. The show raised funds for Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, who needs a kidney transplant.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· April 29, 2016 11:19 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons returned "home" to Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo on Friday to play acoustic sets and help an old friend whose venue hosted the internationally popular bands in their early days. Corey Fox, the founder and owner of Velour, is facing a costly kidney transplant and temporary shuttering of his business. Tickets for one-of-a-kind benefit concert — the first time the bands have appeared together on the Velour stage in the same show — went for $300 each. Local singer-songwriter Joshua James opened the show, which also included a patio party for ticketholders.

A second benefit concert — featuring Provo-based bands The Moth & The Flame and Fictionist — will take place at Velour on Saturday at 9 p.m. Tickets for that show, at $20 each, are available at 24Tix.com.

More information on the #FixTheFox effort is available at kidneyforcoreyfox.com.