Scotty McCreery, Parmalee + More Join Concert for Carolina

Four more acts are joining Luke Combs‘ benefit show, the Concert for Carolina.

Scotty McCreery, the Avett Brothers, Parmalee and Chase Rice have all been added to the bill, according to an announcement made on Tuesday (Oct. 15).

The show is set to take place later this month in Charlotte, N.C., and all proceeds will directly benefit those impacted by Hurricane Helene.

The four new additions to the bill all have close ties to the state of North Carolina. McCreery is a proud native of Garner, N.C., just five miles south of Raleigh, and he and his wife Gabi still own a home in the area. He’s long been vocal about his love for the area, and has been repping his small town of Garner ever since his American Idol days.

The other three acts are known for their hometown North Carolina pride, too: Parmalee named themselves after their hometown of Parmele, N.C. Rice grew up in Asheville, one of the cities hit hard by Hurricane Helene earlier this month.

The Concert for Carolina bill already includes some major heavy hitters. Combs and Eric Church are headlining the bill, and Combs is responsible for the initial momentum behind the project, after he issued a promise to help hurricane victims in his home state.

James Taylor and Billy Strings — two more acts with strong Carolina ties — are named as headliners of the benefit, too. More recently, some artists from outside the state signed on to perform. Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and Bailey Zimmerman joined the bill last week.

The show will take place on Oct. 26 at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. After tickets sold out last week, the show has announced a livestream component: Fans not attending in person can watch along on Veeps. Livestream tickets are listed at $24.99, but with help from geo-targeting, those watching from the areas impacted by Hurricane Helene will not be charged to watch the show.

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 Eblen Charities.

What to Know About Hurricane Helene

• Hurricane Helene first made landfall in Florida in late September, and over the next several days, it traveled through the southeast, leaving a trail of flooding damage and loss of life.
• More than 230 deaths were reported across six states — North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia — according to CNN.
• North Carolina returned the highest death toll. 117 people from the state lost their lives in the storm.
• Many more people remained unaccounted for after the storm, amid widespread road closures, flooding and power outages.

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.
• Taylor Swift donated $5 million to Feeding America, sending those funds for relief efforts for both Hurricane Helene and the subsequent Hurricane Milton.
• 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.
• Wallen also visited affected families in Tennessee, and even wrote a Bible verse on the studs of one damaged home.
• Eric Church released a song called “Darkest Hour (Helene Edit)” and earmarked the proceeds for 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.