Various country music stars helped raise a staggering $24.5 million in Hurricane Helene relief at the Concert for Carolina benefit event Saturday night. Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina in late September as one of the state’s deadliest storms , killing dozens of victims and destroying seemingly endless amounts of homes and businesses.
One month later, not even a rainy delay could stop more than 82,000 attendees from filling the Bank of America Stadium for the hurricane relief charity concert headlined by country legends Eric Church and Luke Combs, according to The Charlotte Observer . The Concert for Carolina raised $24,513,185 for the people of western North Carolina. The artists, performances, crowd energy and event organization were incredible.
Merch sold out. Thank you so much to everyone who supported. We are grateful.
📸: @TAFilms pic.twitter.com/zz9F2AdjTP — Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) October 27, 2024 Other noteworthy performers included Billy Strings, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor and The Avery Brothers, the outlet reported.
The setlist began with Church singing the song “Hallelujah” and ended with an encore of the song “Carolina,” according to the outlet. “Every single dollar that is made in the building tonight is going straight to those damn mountains to the people that need it the most,” Combs said during his set, video posted on X shows. Luke Combs during his set at Concert for Carolina: “Every single dollar that is made in this.