Luke Combs attends the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Eric Church attends the 2023 Music City Walk of Fame induction ceremony. Gabe Ginsberg/Jason Kempin/Getty Images
Country music stars Luke Combs and Eric Church are teaming up for a concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Helene.
Taking to his X account, Church announced the news and shared that he would be going on stage to raise money for the victims. He will be joined by Combs as well as music legends James Taylor and Billy Strings. The concert took place on October 26 at North Carolina’s Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.
“This is my home. It is in every fiber of my being. My family members, friends, neighbors and our community are in dire need. I am honored to share the stage with such a incredible lineup to help meet those needs. Through the darkness, light will shine,” Church said in his statement.
“This is my home. It is in every fiber of my being. Our family members, friends, neighbors and communities are in dire need. I’m honored to share the stage with such an incredible lineup to help meet those needs. Through darkness, light will shine.”
Tickets will go on sale on this day… pic.twitter.com/uxF2FCQnZB
– Eric Church (@ericchurch) October 7, 2024
Tickets for the event will go on sale October 10 at 10 a.m. ET and can be found on the Concert for Carolina website.
Combs, Church and Taylor all grew up in North Carolina. Strings is the only one who is not a North Carolina native, but he has spent a lot of time performing in the state over the years. It is expected that more artists will be announced.
The concert will be hosted by ESPN and Marty Smith sports bar stools‘ Caleb Pressley and presented by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority.
The death toll from Hurricane Helen is now up to 227 people Related press report when new bodies are discovered. The storm hit the coast on September 26 as a Category 4 hurricane and caused a wide area of destruction as it moved north from Florida. On its journey, it also hit the states of North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. It is still unclear how many people are missing or missing.
News agencies reported that Hurricane Helene was the deadliest storm to make landfall on the U.S. mainland since Katrina in 2005.
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