Ben Folds, Goose Announce Hurricane Relief Shows

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds and jammy favorites Goose are the latest artists to announce shows benefitting Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

Folds — a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina — will be joined by a roster of musicians from hard-hit Western North Carolina at “From Wilmington, With Love” Oct. 29 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, hosted by the City of Wilmington, with support from Live Nation, the Wilmington Arts Council and the NC Music Office.

All of the concert’s proceeds will benefit local charities assisting with emergency food, housing and home repairs via the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, managed by United Way of North Carolina.

Tickets for the show are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Goose had two dates at Asheville, North Carolina’s ExploreAsheville.com Arena canceled in the wake of Helene. Those dates are being replaced by plays at Winston-Salem’s Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Oct. 25 and Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, Alabama, Oct. 26.

Proceeds from the new dates will support Hurricane Helene relief efforts in partnership with Conscious Alliance and local organizations working directly with impacted communities in Western North Carolina. These benefit shows will work towards funding the delivery of essential supplies to Swannanoa, NC, and surrounding areas, as well as supporting local organizations such as Beloved Asheville and Hearts with Hands in their on the ground recovery and clean up work.

Pre-sales begin Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Eastern and continue until 10 p.m.. General on-sales follow on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Ben Folds’ agents are Wasserman Music’s Jonathan Levine, Seth Malasky and Nick Plotnicki. Goose is repped in the U.S. by Karl Morse and Ethan Berlin at Arrival Artists.