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Explore Asheville will present Concert For Carolina

Oct 08, 2024 11:12AM ● By WNC Business
Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor will headline "Concert for Carolina," a special benefit show presented by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, on Saturday, October 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will be hosted by ESPN's Marty Smith and Barstool Sports' Caleb Pressley and will feature additional artists still to be announced.

As news of the tremendous devastation caused by Hurricane Helene first began over the weekend, the group mobilized and started outreach to put together an event to raise critical funds for the relief efforts. The call to David Tepper — owner of the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte FC and Bank of America Stadium — and his wife Nicole Tepper was met with overwhelming generosity and decisive action. Without hesitation, the Teppers offered Bank of America Stadium as a venue and everyone united to make the benefit concert a reality as swiftly as possible.

Tickets for the show will go on-sale this Thursday, October 10 at 10:00 AM. Full details can be found at ConcertForCarolina.com. “Concert for Carolina” is made possible due to the support and 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, and Atrium Health.

Explore Asheville pledged $1 million as the presenting sponsor, and millions more will flow back to communities in need thanks to Luke Combs, Eric Church, and other partners. All proceeds from the event, including sponsorships, will be split 50/50 between Combs and Church's Chief Cares Foundation to administer to organizations of their choosing in support of relief efforts across the Carolinas and the Southeast. Combs' portion will be distributed between Samaritan’s PurseManna Food Bank, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, as well as one more organization still to be announced. 

Source: Explore Asheville, Carolina Panthers, Eblen Charities