Luke Combs and Eric Church are two of the stars mounting a massive show to benefit Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

On Monday (Oct. 7), they were announced as two of the headliners of Concert for Carolina, a stadium concert scheduled to take place on Oct. 26 in Charlotte, N.C. Also headlining the event are legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor, as well as bluegrass star Billy Strings.

The show announcement follows a promise Combs made last week to help hurricane victims in his home state. He said at the time that he was busy working on putting something together, and when he announced the Concert for Carolina, he said the show will be the culmination of those efforts.

“I told y’all I had something big planned for Carolina,” he writes on social media. “… This concert took so much planning, work and coordination from so many people. I’m so thankful to everyone who helped make this a possibility on such short notice.”

I told y’all I had something big planned for Carolina. One of the ways we’re helping is a benefit concert at Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 26th! This concert took so much planning, work, and coordination from so many people. I’m so thankful to everyone who helped make this a… pic.twitter.com/b6bHwcGfZq

— Luke Combs 🎤 (@lukecombs) October 7, 2024

Church — who also released a song called “Darkest Hour (Helene Edit),” earmarking the proceeds of that track to help hurricane victims — issued a statement underscoring how much his home state of North Carolina means to him.

“This is my home. It’s in every fiber of who I am,” he says. “Our family members, friends, neighbors and communities are in dire need. I’m honored to share the stage with an incredible lineup in order to help meet those needs.”

Taylor, Combs and Church all grew up in North Carolina, while Strings has a special connection to the state, since he frequently performs there, and his music is inspired heavily by the bluegrass tradition endemic to the Carolinas.

Tickets for Concert for Carolina will go on sale on Thursday (Oct. 10) at 10AM ET, with all proceeds being funneled to help hurricane victims. The funds will be split between Combs and Church’s Chief Cares Foundation. Combs will send his portion to Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC and one more yet-to-be-announced organization.

What to Know About Hurricane Helene

• Hurricane Helene first made landfall on Sept. 26 when it impacted Florida’s Big Bend region, becoming the strongest hurricane on record to do so.
• As of Monday morning (Oct. 7), the death toll has risen to 232 across six states, according to CNN.
• Deaths have been reported in Florida, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
• The highest death toll numbers are out of North Carolina, where 117 people have lost their lives.
• Hundreds of missing people remain unaccounted for across the southeast, as the region continues to be affected by flooding, power outages and road closures.
• According to PowerOutages.Us, 276,364 people across western North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina and southeastern Georgia remained without power as of Monday morning.

What Are Country Stars Doing to Help With Hurricane Relief?

• Many country stars, including those who hail from the southeast, have cut large checks or shared support for those impacted by the storms.
• Dolly Parton, who hails from Sevierville, Tenn., pledged $2 million in relief efforts, including a personal donation of $1 million.
• Morgan Wallen, a native of east Tennessee, made a $500,000 donation to the Red Cross to help residents of that area and the hard-hit western North Carolina region.
• Church has sent proceeds from “Darkest Hour (Helene Edit)” to relief efforts.
• Miranda Lambert and her MuttNation Foundation created a fundraiser for relief efforts, with a focus on aiding animal shelters hit by the storm, as well as emergency response efforts. She made a personal donation of nearly $100,000.

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