Ambassadors of Rock is in full swing, and the latest stop had Collective Soul rolling into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, packing a large setlist of hits and a philanthropic spirit. The band turned up at Hard Rock Cafe Biloxi before the show to present Boys and Girls Clubs of America with a large check, donate a guitar to Hard Rock's memorabilia collection, and hang out with incredible fans.


Minutes later the band jumped on stage and mowed down the sold-out crowd with a sound much tougher than their radio hits suggest. Singer Ed Roland made like a spry blend of James Brown and Steve Tyler leaping and tossing the mic stand around while the crowd erupted.



When all was said and done, the good people of the Gulf Coast were rocked, a great charity was helped, and another Ambassadors Of Rock event lived up to its legendary predecessors.