Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and other leading country music stars will perform a benefit concert in Charlotte later this month to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
“This concert took so much planning, work and coordination from so many people,” Combs said, according to Fox News. “I’m so thankful to everyone who helped make this a possibility on such short notice. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, and 100 percent of all proceeds will be going directly to those who need it most.”
A conversation between Combs and Eric Church led to the concert. Combs, who attended Appalachian State University in North Carolina, said that on the morning after the hurricane hit, both of them “were just inundated with calls and texts and pictures and images from the areas.”
“I called Eric and was like, ‘Hey, let’s figure out how to do a show. I don’t know when, I don’t know where. We’ll worry about that later, but let’s just pool our resources,’” Combs said. “Let’s do what we do best and help in the way that is best suited to my abilities and Eric’s abilities, and I think we’re doing that.”
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The concert follows large donations from country stars such as Dolly Parton and Morgan Wallen to aid with hurricane relief efforts. The heavy metal rock band Metallica also announced it was contributing $100,000 to help those in the area.
“Over the past week, Hurricane Helene has left a 500-mile path of destruction throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee in its wake,” the band wrote on X. “It is an unmitigated tragedy, with over 215 lives lost and hundreds of people still unaccounted for. Historic water levels and widespread flooding across the Appalachians have left hundreds of roads inaccessible, hindering rescue efforts.”
Others who have signed on for the show include Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Bailey Zimmerman and James Taylor.
For information about the “Concert for Carolina,” visit Concert for Carolina – Charlotte (bankofamericastadium.com).
–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice
Photo: Courtesy Luke Combs