Austin’s Moody Center To Host Alabama Benefit Concert To Support Local Nonprofit 

Red River Rising, Austin Arena Company’s community platform, and Stand Together, a philanthropic community that tackles the root causes of the country’s biggest problems, have teamed up to co-produce a benefit concert at Austin, Texas’ Moody Center starring country-rock legends Alabama. All net ticket revenue will go directly to Austin-based nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes, through Red River Rising’s community platform, to help the organization’s mission to “provide food and clothing, cultivate community and promote dignity to our homeless brothers and sisters in need.”

The benefit concert takes place Dec. 5 as part of Alabama’s “Roll on II North American Tour” that started in March and will feature special guest Bellamy Brothers. The concert is presented by Stand Together.

A venue presale starts Thursday, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. CT with the code ROLLON and tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. CT via MoodyCenterATX.com.

Moody Center, which is operated by Oak View Group (parent company to Pollstar and the Austin Arena Company), is located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin and opened its doors in 2022. Austin’s Moody Center was named Arena of the Year at the Pollstar Awards in February while Jeff Nicker, who serves as the general manager of Moody Center and senior vice president of OVG Austin was named Venue Executive of the Year.

Stand Together is the official Social Impact Partner of Oak View Group in Austin. Earlier this year OVG announced a partnership with Stand Together with the goal of catalyzing “significant positive change across a spectrum of initiatives, including community engagement, education, youth development, and social justice.”

Colette Weintraub, head of Stand Together Music, Sports & Entertainment, said in a statement, “Partnering with Red River Rising to co-produce the annual benefit concert at Moody Center allows us to not only showcase incredible talent but also elevates an impactful organization addressing critical issues in the Austin community with bottom-up solutions. We believe there are significant opportunities within the music industry to drive social change, and we’re grateful for our partnership with Oak View Group to empower artists to make a more meaningful impact on the issues that matter most to them.”

Jeff Nickler added, “We are moved by the incredible work that Stand Together is doing in the Austin community. Their support of Red River Rising and local nonprofits is so meaningful, and we are honored to host this benefit concert that will bring people together through music to make a positive impact on the city we love so much.”

Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a Christian social outreach ministry that serves its homeless neighbors via three core programs: Truck Ministry, “providing food, clothing and other life-sustaining items to homeless men and women” 7 nights a week, 365 days a year; Community First! Village “providing affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness;” and Community Works providing opportunities for those who have “experienced homelessness to earn a dignified income, while also developing new skills and cultivating enduring relationships.” Visit https://mlf.org/us/ for more information.