Musician Ben Folds to hold concert benefiting Western NC. Here’s when & where
Ben Folds will hold a concert later this month benefiting North Carolinians affected by Helene.
The concert, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Wilmington, will also feature musicians from Western North Carolina.
All proceeds from the event will support charities helping with food, housing and home repairs via the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, managed by United Way of North Carolina.
“I’m honored to share the stage and stand in unity with other North Carolina music artists to help those whose lives and livelihoods have been tragically lost or forever altered by the horrific events triggered by Hurricane Helene,” Folds, who grew up in Winston-Salem, said in a statement. “Our goal with this benefit concert is to raise awareness and funds to support the massive rebuilding efforts now underway, and that will be ongoing for months and years to come.”
Thursday, organizers announced the artist lineup with acts from Western North Carolina, including Jim Lauderdale, Moonshine State, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and Josh Goforth.
Tickets are now on sale for “From Wilmington, With Love,” which will be held at Wilmington’s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater.
This is not the first time Folds has used his musical talents to support a cause. In 2020, he was among several other North Carolina artists who participated in “Under One Roof,” which asked viewers to donate to the North Carolina Arts Foundation, The News & Observer previously reported.
Folds is also not the first musician to hold a benefit concert following Helene, a storm that has left more than 100 people dead in North Carolina alone.
Luke Combs and Eric Church, along with James Taylor and Billy Strings, are giving a concert at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 26.
“I’m glad we can help, but ... I wish we were never here,” Church previously told The Charlotte Observer. “So now it’s a matter of trying to figure out the best way that we can rebuild where we’re both from ... the place that made us who we are as artists.”
Tickets for the “Concert for Carolina” go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10.
This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Musician Ben Folds to hold concert benefiting Western NC. Here’s when & where."
