Rochester musician Wayne Ferreira is getting by with a little help from his friends.

Ten years ago, Ferreira was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic and progressive lung disease.

Ferreira continued to work, and play the drums in area rock ‘n’ roll bands, until the lung disease disabled him last winter.

He had kept the diagnosis to himself until recently.

“I didn’t tell anyone I was sick. I hid it for a long time and the reason is: I wasn’t trying to be heroic. But I knew once I went public, it would be the end of my income,” Ferreira said. “Inevitably it was.”

However, once word spread that Ferreira needed help support began to pour in from the community.

When his friends discovered $60,000 was needed to secure double-lung transplant surgery, the one-day benefit concert “Waynestock 2013” was born. Without the money, Ferreira is not eligible for the procedure.

“Waynestock 2013” is scheduled for Sunday, June 9. The event will feature raffles, a live auction, three stages, and 26 band

All of the proceeds will be donated to the Wayne Ferreira Lung Transplant Fund. In fact, everyone involved is a volunteer.

For about 40 years, Angela Grace has known Ferreira. She enlisted his friends and former Old Rochester Regional High School classmates Dave Sullivan and Susan Wagner to promote the benefit after learning Ferreira was ill. She is also the event’s coordinator.

“Wayne was really, really, supportive of me during a difficult time in my life. So, it was just so easy for me to turn around and repay the favor,” Grace said.

Last year, Ferreira and others played at the “Jam for Jim.” That concert was held for fellow musician Jim Tavares, who had suffered a stroke.

The money raised there helped fund Tavares’ medical costs.  The concert was held at the same location that “Waynestock 2013” is scheduled to take place at.

Grace reached out to those musicians to see if they would play for Ferreira’s benefit. The response she received was overwhelmingly positive and 200 musicians will play on June 9.

“He’s just an incredibly talented person and it breaks all of our hearts that, right now, he doesn’t have the wind to perform,” Grace said.

“We’re really praying for him. Hopefully, when he gets the double-lung transplant he can literally be his old self.”

The last time Ferreira performed was this past August at a gig in New Hampshire.

From 1972 to 1983, he toured the East Coast and Canada with a variety of bands.

In New Hampshire, he and others formed the Franconia Notch Band and found some success before the economy made touring difficult.

To generate enough money to keep going, the band had to work six nights a week. The constant touring began to take a toll, Ferreira said. In 1983, he moved back to Rochester and founded The Wayne Ferreira Painting Co., a house painting business, with some borrowed paintbrushes and ladders, but no money.

The company was a success, he said. It kept him busy until December 2012. Then his failing health made it impossible to work. During that time, he continued to play in bands based in Boston, Providence, and New Bedford.

The amount of support that has poured in from former bandmates, friends, and the community at-large has shocked Ferreira.

“I was completely surprised, kind of freaked out honestly,” he said. “I’m the type of guy who never asked too much of anybody, just tried to go my own way.”

Ferreira said he was extremely grateful for the support.

“My debt of gratitude goes out to Angela, David Sullivan, and Sue Wagner and just everybody involved. It really amazes me,” he said.

Ferreira noted his girlfriend Kim Randall has been by his side helping him to meet medical appointments. He thanked her for her love and support.

For Ferreira, all of the goodwill directed his way may make it difficult, if not impossible, to attend the concert named after him. When he asked if he would be there, Ferreira said probably not “It may be too emotionally overwhelming for me.”

The benefit takes place from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Seaport Inn and Marina located in Fairhaven.

Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online at wayneferreirabenefit.com. The website also lists local stores where tickets are sold.