Luke Combs, Eric Church Announce Hurricane Benefit Concert
Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, and James Taylor will headline “Concert for Carolina,” a special benefit show on Saturday, October 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Tar Heel State is a profoundly special place for all four artists, as it is where Combs, Church, and Taylor grew up and first discovered their musical interests and where Strings has performed many, many times over his career and holds an extra special place in his heart.
The event will be hosted by ESPN’s Marty Smith and Barstool Sports’ Caleb Pressley and will feature additional artists still to be announced.
As news of the tremendous devastation caused by Hurricane Helene first began over the weekend, the group mobilized and started outreach to put together an event to raise critical funds for the relief efforts.
Tickets for the show will go on-sale this Thursday, October 10 at 10 AM ET. Full details can be found at www.concertforcarolina.com.
All proceeds from the event, including sponsorships, will be split 50/50 between Combs and Church’s Chief Cares Foundation to administer to organizations of their choosing in support of relief efforts across the Carolinas and the Southeast.
Combs’ portion will be distributed between Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, as well as one more organization still to be announced.
Church’s Chief Cares is focused on helping established charities and organizations that are well-managed and organized and can expedite aid directly to the families affected by Hurricane Helene.
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Luke is one country star who made sure his people knew that he would help hurricane victims after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in North Carolina, South Carolina, and East Tennessee.
He posted to X (Twitter) last weekend. “Absolutely heartbroken for everyone impacted by Hurricane Helene. Especially my folks in Western North Carolina. Me and my team have been making some calls and I think we’ve got something really special lined up to help the Carolinas as much as we can. More details to come ASAP.”
See that post here.
Morgan Wallen also showed great concern for his people in East Tennessee, where he is a native. He lives near Knoxville.
Morgan wrote on his Insta stories, “My family in East Tennessee are safe, but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states. All my prayers are geared toward those tonight. Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways. It is going to take a monumental effort and I am in contact with my team and others working on ways I can help.”
Hurricane Helene was a rare category-four storm. It hit landfall in the panhandle of Florida last Friday night (9/27) and caused an incredible amount of damage and loss of life.
