Country’s stars are continuously coming forward to help hurricane helen Relief efforts.
Singers Luke Combs and Eric Church, as well as bluegrass musician Billy Strings and renowned singer-songwriter James Taylor, are uniting for the cause. concert for carolinaAn event that will raise funds for relief for the Carolina area in the wake of Hurricane Helen’s devastation.
The concert will be held on October 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, with tickets going on sale on October 10 on Ticketmaster’s website.
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Luke Combs and Eric Church are set to perform at a Hurricane Helen benefit concert this month. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for SiriusXM; Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)
The event will be hosted by ESPN’s Marty Smith and Barstool Sports’ Caleb Pressley. Additional cast members have yet to be announced.
The concert is being presented by Explore Asheville, and according to a press release, “all proceeds from the event, including sponsorships, will be distributed between Combs and the church’s Chief Cares Foundation to be administered to organizations of his choice in support of relief relief.” /50 Efforts will be divided in the Carolinas and the Southeast.”
“It’s my home. It’s in every part of me. Our family members, friends, neighbors and communities desperately need it. I’m so excited to share the stage with an incredible lineup to help meet those needs.” “Feeling honored. Through the darkness, light will shine.”
Combs is donating her share of the proceeds to “Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, along with one more organization yet to be announced.” For the church’s part, they have focused on “helping established charities and organizations that are well managed, organized and can provide direct assistance to families affected by Hurricane Helene.”
Luke Combs was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. (Terry Wyatt/WireImage)
In a post shared on Instagram along with the announcement, Combs wrote, “I told y’all I have something big planned for Carolina. One of the ways we’re helping is benefit concert October 26th at Bank of America Stadium! This concert required a lot of planning, work and coordination from a lot of people. I am extremely grateful to everyone who helped make this possible in such a short time. Tickets go on sale this Thursday and 100% of all proceeds will go directly to those who need it most.”
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In her own post, Church said, “This is my home. It’s in every part of me. Our family members, friends, neighbors and communities desperately need it. I’m so excited to share the stage with an incredible lineup. “Feel honoured.” To help meet those needs, light will shine through the darkness.”
Eric Church is from Granite Falls, North Carolina, a small town in the mountains. (Getty Images)
Combs and Church are both North Carolina Natives – Combs was raised in Asheville, while Church is from Granite Falls.
They both attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.
Combs eventually moved to Nashville to pursue his music career, but he still feels a strong connection to his home state. But in an interview “Dirty Mo Media“A lot of the favorite memories of my life were made there,” he said on a podcast earlier this year. He said he hopes to one day build his second home in the mountains.
Luke Combs said he hopes to one day own a home in North Carolina. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Church also moved out of the state to Nashville, although he divides his time between Music City and his home in North Carolina. In a video She posted on Instagram over the weekend that the home is a “refuge” for her, adding, “It’s a place where I’ve always said my soul finds rest.”
He has stated that he will donate all publishing royalties from his new song “Darkest Hour” to relief efforts.
Eric Church divides his time between homes in Nashville and North Carolina. (Getty Images)
Many other stars have taken time out to donate to Hurricane Helen relief efforts.
Native of East Tennessee dolly parton The country star announced Friday that he has donated $1 million to The Mountain Way Foundation.
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“I’m happy to be here,” Parton said at a press conference. “And I’m sure a lot of you are wondering where I was. Everyone’s saying, ‘Where’s Dolly? Well, I’m like everyone else, absorbing everything that’s happening. Trying, trying to figure out all the best ways to do it.”
Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Hurricane Helen relief efforts. (Walmart)
Morgan Wallen, also of East Tennessee, donated $500,000 to the Red Cross Morgan Wallen FoundationThe money will be used to help those affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helen.
Wallen has also created a “Help” T-shirt, with 100% of the artist’s proceeds going to the Morgan Wallen Foundation for Hurricane Helen relief funds, the country music star shared on Instagram on Friday.
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Morgan Wallen donated $500,000 to the Red Cross. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
miranda lambert and she Mutation Foundation Making sure the animals affected by Hurricane Helene are being taken care of.
On October 2, Lambert shared on social media that he and Mutation had donated $100,000 to relief efforts.
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Fox News Digital’s Janelle Ashe contributed to this report.
