Country star Pat Green to host benefit concert at Globe Life Field to support flood relief
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Texas legends to appear at benefit concert for Hill Country flooding
Texas country music stars, including Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum, are joining forces for Band Together Texas, a benefit concert to support communities devastated by the recent catastrophic floods. The event, set to take place in Austin, will feature Lambert, McCollum, and a roster of Texas talent performing to raise funds for families in need, including those who lost loved ones in floods that have killed more than 130 people, many of them young children. Proceeds from the concert will support The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and the Central Texas Community Foundation, organizations working to help rebuild flood-impacted communities. 'Our mission with Band Together Texas is simple — Texans helping Texas,' Lambert said in a statement. 'We're coming together to lift up our neighbors and help them recover and rebuild from this tragedy.' In addition to providing immediate financial support, organizers say the event aims to foster a sense of community and compassion among those affected, uniting people through music and shared purpose.
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2 days ago
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Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum Announce Texas Flood Relief Concert: ‘We Show Up for One Another'
Texas natives Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum have teamed up to spearhead the benefit concert Band Together Texas, set for Aug. 17 at Moody Center in Austin. The concert will raise funds to help those impacted by the recent floods that have devastated central Texas. The event will feature performances from a string of the state's musical talents. In addition to Lambert and McCollum, the performers include Ryan Bingham, Wade Bowen, Kelly Clarkson, Ronnie Dunn, Dylan Gossett, Jack Ingram, Cody Johnson, Lyle Lovett, Lukas Nelson, Jon Randall and Randy Rogers Band. More from Billboard Goo Goo Dolls Raising Money For Texas Flood Relief With Red Rocks Sweepstakes Snoop Dogg 'Proud' of Investment and Co-Ownership Stake in Swansea A.F.C. Soccer Team: 'I'm Not a Player, I'm an Owner' Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning Final Show to Be Released in Theaters Other Texans who will make appearances to support the event include actors Matthew McConaughey and Dennis Quaid, as well as former UT Longhorns coach Mack Brown and players Emmanual Acho, Colt McCoy and Vince Young, MLB star and Houston native Roger Clemens plus television host and Dallas native Chris Harrison. In addition to music, the evening will also include tributes to first responders and flood victims, highlighting stories of rescue and resilience from emergency personnel. The event will benefit the The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and Central Texas Community Foundation. 'One of the things I love about both our artist community and our community in Texas is that we show up for one another, especially in times of such great need like folks in my home state are facing after the flood,' Lambert said in a statement. 'There is so much devastation and loss, yet what's given me hope are the stories of those that have come to the aid of so many. That's what we want to do with Band Together: Texans helping Texas. We hope it is a night that helps with healing while raising awareness and funds for The Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country and the Central Texas Community Foundation.' 'The flooding in the Hill Country of Texas is truly heartbreaking,' McCollum added. 'This place and these people are my community. There is a long road ahead rebuilding, and even though so many families are facing the unimaginable, we're Texas strong. Miranda is inspiring in both her music and how big her heart is, and I'm honored to be joining her for this benefit concert to support our fellow Texans and share a night of healing through music.' The July 4 flooding in central Texas led to the deaths of more than 130 people, while more than 100 individuals remain missing, CNN reports. Additionally, numerous homes and businesses were swept away in the floods, with many communities still being impacted by the destruction from the flooding. Tickets for Band Together Texas will be made available through presale registration, which is open now through Monday, July 21, at 5 p.m. CT at the event's website. Presale passwords will be issued Tuesday, July 22, via registered email. The presale starts Wednesday, July 23, at 10 a.m. CT, with any remaining tickets becoming available at general on sale beginning Friday, July 25, at 10 a.m. CT. See the lineup below: Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Fox News
4 days ago
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Country singer Pat Green takes action after losing family members to Texas floods
Despite having suffered a personal loss, Pat Green is still thinking of others. The country singer, who lost his brother, sister-in-law and two nephews in the central Texas floods this month, has put together a relief concert to raise money for those impacted by the disaster. "Our targets are Kerr County relief, TEXSAR, and the Do It For Durrett [Foundation,]" Green told Fox News Digital hours before the concert. "And what I can say about Do it For Durrett is we can actually give straight to the children that have suffered this amazing loss, like my niece did." While he lost his brother John, his brother's wife and their two sons, his niece survived. "Here's to my brother, John, and his wife, Julie, and the two boys that were swept away. But I don't want to get too deep into that or I'll start crying, as I have been," Green said. In his grief, the "I Like Texas" singer said that he's mainly concerned about his parents. "You should never watch your children die, much less your grandchildren," he said. "It's beyond me, you know?" "You should never watch your children die, much less your grandchildren. It's beyond me, you know?" He said he has "good days and bad days" thinking about his family. "I was there when John came out, and he was carrying that blue goop, you know? And I was just like, 'That's my brother,'" the singer remembered of his younger brother's birth. WATCH: PAT GREEN OPENS UP ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER TEXAS FLOOD RELIEF CONCERT WHILE GRIEVING He added, "But more than anything, I think about my mom and dad right now going through losing a child and grandchildren. And I mean, my loss is great as well, but I think mostly about them." Green said he only felt he could get through Wednesday night's concert by making a "small departure" from thinking about his grief and "turning on the personality that I've been given to be in music and be a person in the public." "Now that doesn't mean that I'm not going to lose my brains because it's pretty likely that I will," he admitted, "but that's why I asked two guys from the radio around here to do it [help him with the show], because at least they can talk to each other if I start to lose my senses." The fundraiser's lineup will include a bevy of country music stars like Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, John Pardi, Corey Kent, Casey Donahew, Josh Abbott, Ryan Bingham, Eli Young Band, Joe Nichols, Kaitlin Butts, Kevin Fowler, and Bob Schneider, among others. "I've never seen Texas not stand up for Texas," Green told Fox News Digital. "And to that end, I really didn't think that there would be anybody that wouldn't at least participate or answer the call. Everybody I asked made a video or is going to be online or going to be here tonight here at Globe Life [Stadium]. And I haven't said it yet, but thanks so much to the Texas Rangers for like, you know, putting their best foot forward and letting us accomplish, hopefully, what we're going to try to accomplish and raise a bunch of money." WATCH: PAT GREEN HAS 'GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS' AS HE GRIEVES LOSING FAMILY IN TEXAS FLOODS Green added that he's extremely grateful to the "people that work and live around me, for giving and sharing their time. They've been doing a wonderful, wonderful job." "There are people that are going out of their way right now," he added. "It's not just the people that have passed, it's the people that it has affected, you know, the mother-in-laws, the brother-in laws, the sisters, the aunts, the people who lived with these people day-to-day that have to right now come to grips with an enormous change that will grip your life. I'm just…gratitude. That's all I've got." The concert will be livestreamed on YouTube Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30pm local time from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Green said people can donate through and he has the information on his social media accounts as well. The flooding has killed more than 130 people in Texas.
