Photo Credit: David Bergman
Concert for Carolina has raised over $24.5 million for Hurricane Helene relief efforts, as fundraising continues with a silent auction.
The Concert for Carolina led by Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, and James Taylor has raised $24,513,185 and counting for Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
Taking place this past Saturday at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, the record-breaking event welcomed 82,193 in-person attendees and is the largest concert ever for the venue. Additionally, the VEEPS livestream garnered 7.1 million total views, which came from across all 50 US states and 30 different countries.
“A montage of incredible performances, one-off collaborations, and awe-inspiring selections,” according to Rolling Stone, Concert for Carolina also featured performances from Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Bailey Zimmerman, The Avett Brothers, Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice, Parmalee and Wesko, with surprise appearances from Nicole Kidman and Randy Travis. The show was hosted by ESPN’s Marty Smith and Barstool Sports’ Caleb Pressley.
Even after the show, the Concert for Carolina team is still working to raise as much money as possible for hurricane relief efforts, including a special silent auction, which is open now. Auction items include the signed guitar and shirt that Combs used during the show, a meet and greet with Church at an upcoming concert, signed NFL, NBA, NCAA, and NASCAR gear, signed instruments, a variety of concert and game tickets, a selection of artwork, Yeti coolers, and much more.
All proceeds from the auction, benefit show, and livestream will go to the organizations selected by Combs and Church — Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, Eblen Charities, and the organizations supported by Chief Cares.
Concert for Carolina was made possible due to the support and extreme generosity of David and Nicole Tepper and Tepper Sports & Entertainment, Explore Asheville, Biltmore Estate, T-Mobile, Jack Daniel’s, Whataburger, Miller Lite, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Belk, Lowe’s, Atrium Health, Tractor Supply Company, Bank of America, American Airlines, Food Lion, Duke’s Mayo, GE Aerospace, Harris Teeter, Pinnacle Financial Partners, United Healthcare, Bud Light, Preferred Parking, Gildan, and AshBritt.