{"id":275828,"date":"2025-07-17T12:12:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T16:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=275828"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T16:12:50","slug":"robert-earl-keen-friends-texas-hill-country-flood-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/concerts-live-music\/music-events\/robert-earl-keen-friends-texas-hill-country-flood-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Earl Keen &amp; Friends Announce Star-Studded Flood Relief Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar97zwKZfL3XHemza57YEZYs_RXcjaIrWKi51nCVuFuGjBB1oTRUC88LnlvQC6NKkyYH89-b4DJuyB8_v8p0DY3U59GHyFGwBAmpKQTyt4q1Q0u4Hid54cHig==&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Robert Earl Keen<\/a>\u00a0has been dubbed a lot of things in his sixty-nine years, but he&#8217;s most proud of the moniker &#8220;Texan&#8221;\u2014more specifically, a Texan from Kerrville. And now more than ever, in response to the July 4th flooding in Kerr County, Keen&#8217;s Hill Country community needs a helping hand. Without a second of hesitation, the Americana pioneer has circled the wagons, called his talented compadres, and secured a venue and date for a one-night-only fundraising event,\u00a0Buc-ee&#8217;s Presents\u00a0Robert Earl Keen and Friends: Applause for the Cause.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;August 28th at Whitewater Amphitheater&nbsp;outside of New Braunfels, Texas, Keen will hit the stage with special guest&nbsp;Tyler Childers, alongside a special trio set from&nbsp;Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jack Ingram,&nbsp;plus&nbsp;Cross Canadian Ragweed, Randy Rogers, Ryan Bingham, Ray Wylie Hubbard,&nbsp;and many, many more to raise money for the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country\u2014check out the full lineup below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a star-studded lineup with music starting in the mid-afternoon and lasting far into the night,&#8221; says&nbsp;Keen. &#8220;We must help everyone as much as we can, for as long as we can.&#8221;&nbsp;Beaver Aplin,&nbsp;founder of Buc-ee&#8217;s,&nbsp;echoes Keen, &#8220;We are pleased to have the opportunity to support the relief efforts of so many for our beloved Hill Country. The tragedies are beyond belief.&#8221; Aplin continues, &#8220;Buc-ee&#8217;s teaming with Robert Earl Keen and friends for this benefit concert just seemed like the right thing to do. When we learned 100 percent of our commitment goes to the Community Foundation of the Hill Country, we were all in.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Friday, July 18th, at noon Central, reserved seating tickets ($200) and general admission tickets ($99) will go on sale, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Additionally, at the time of purchase, attendees will be given the opportunity to\u00a0purchase a ticket for a local first responder to attend\u00a0Applause for the Cause.\u00a0For those interested, these special first responder tickets can be purchased and gifted without attending the event. For all tickets, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9FBQ85KIUvvJpJBVt5x-ublAIIzKlbs1d8rq3YxbmCEb5Iu8lcaQYywye0yGvVhI0Ano0AVUGW-g2FV6QZ4Z6HyvIODiwtjRCYb3nxb3FjOM=&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">whitewaterrocks.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doors for&nbsp;Applause for the Cause&nbsp;are scheduled to open at 3 pm, kicking off with&nbsp;Lloyd Maines and his Austin City Limits Band&nbsp;with special guest vocalists. As the sun sets, expect full-band sets from music legends from Texas and beyond, including a very special closing set shared by&nbsp;Robert Earl Keen and Tyler Childers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applause for the Cause\u00a0is made possible by generous support from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9FBQ85KIUvvJpJBVt5x-ublAIIzKlbs1d8rq3YxbmCEb5Iu8lcaQYywye0yGvVhI0Ano0AVUGW-g2FV6QZ4Z6H7QfA0gc45zaxImv9VCNSgo=&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Whitewater Amphitheater<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9LEm7sv4ayHnU5BmzDU-ow5BxlA9Un07maNdKayvVBhUEa5GaDcOuGcD0zLY5ZLTBxICixHOKv2uuddLzEsHPc7SFCtRcIPMI&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Miller Pro AVL<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9Hbc5JagWVoJW7pE_MFHOF8Lvs8HvwKFw4RUS2nAv_0NZIDSnGNGKCpm3N29P5AxYD-pnDUdJWvLh2_y2rPOkjIIdNRX5hzSd&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">C.C. Creations<\/a>,\u00a0illustrator\u00a0Dorothy Nottingham,\u00a0and of course,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9H2yBsWRW8JnVrDcZb_PP-CZ11jLn2SyvoHuj6VDj88Nmra9jlFXXeUc7hWp7z8VUtY269Q_5Wt2sCrTwsI0faSWp_LdaAD5s&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buc-ee&#8217;s<\/a>, who have already\u00a0pledged a one-million-dollar donation to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.\u00a0To make a direct contribution to the Community Foundation, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9BRWTU_8b9Rvixzj3K8EbWxLNV3Z1Oqh2E44QLlELQKSR48PFZ3FZ-FbhR9UZFtQxzfYRl2VQZq9GIl2d7olFD_SKGe5qM28BebJD7PgdBftzZAkSGdPVmlmHuh7XQSlAJRW8tv3_FN7R8WNJBWsMNXM1RvwGYhPjNaznGi7K6Uo=&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-buc-ee-s-presents-nbsp-robert-earl-keen-and-friends-applause-for-the-cause-nbsp-lineup\">Buc-ee&#8217;s Presents&nbsp;Robert Earl Keen and Friends: Applause for the Cause&nbsp;Lineup:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Earl Keen with special guest Tyler Childers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, and Jack Ingram (performing together)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cross Canadian Ragweed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron Watson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catie Offerman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleto Cordero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cody Jinks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hayes Carll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamestown Revival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamey Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Boland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh Abbott&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KAZIMI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelsey Waldon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kolton Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pug Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radney Foster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randy Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ray Wylie Hubbard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Bingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Jarosz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vincent Neil Emerson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Clark Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh Weathers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Baird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Trio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for more artist announcements, additional fundraisers, and information detailing how to watch\u00a0Applause for the Cause\u00a0from the comfort of your own home via Veeps. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar9FBQ85KIUvvJpJBVt5x-ublAIIzKlbs1d8rq3YxbmCEb5Iu8lcaQYywye0yGvVhI0Ano0AVUGW-g2FV6QZ4Z6H9hxsO9qbvpyAsjGpNOb-jo=&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">whitewaterrocks.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgshdb5ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GkBG8jNLrDgyy9IScy1yMjwvRVDGeeZ3VMICBYGe9YwwttSd1QXMkvNa-Sw9dar97zwKZfL3XHemza57YEZYs_RXcjaIrWKi51nCVuFuGjBB1oTRUC88LnlvQC6NKkyYH89-b4DJuyB8_v8p0DY3U59GHyFGwBAmgwBEJdKGLxye7ej8LFJdxg==&amp;c=KPKdUlks4Fbb1UXi20cq6WRBE1thiVJsAixn_0OB7yOMRphvRKXtQw==&amp;ch=paTtPqlLvWGVGRUPcsxPT-YOwJOb0sX7Ufz0TU_BoK4JYt8nDhic2g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">robertearlkeen.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-robert-earl-keen\">About Robert Earl Keen:\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After 21 albums full of songs like &#8220;Gringo Honeymoon,&#8221; &#8220;Feelin&#8217; Good Again,&#8221; and &#8220;Corpus Christi Bay,&#8221; thousands of shows, songs cut by artists including George Strait and The Highwaymen, and many well-deserved accolades like the BMI Troubadour Award, the Texas Heritage Songwriter Hall of Fame, and the Texas A&amp;M Distinguished Alumni Award\u2014of which only 300 or so have been awarded from more than half-a-million graduates\u2014it would be hard to find anybody in the same shoes who would willingly give it all up for a quiet life at home. As <a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/features\/festival-preview-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-2013\/\">Keen projects from the stage<\/a> every night, along with the help of every set of lungs in the room, &#8220;The road goes on forever, and the party never ends!&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those words have never seemed more true for the Americana pioneer, and in Keen&#8217;s late-career renaissance, his party doesn&#8217;t just &#8220;never end,&#8221; it keeps&nbsp;growing. Just this year, Keen made an iconic, late-career debut on the Grand Ole Opry, was invited to join Tyler Childers for a sold out show at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, and helped his old friends Turnpike Troubadours rattle Colorado&#8217;s Red Rocks Amphitheater, all while continuing to headline his own shows in iconic venues, host his&nbsp;Americana Podcast: The 51st State,&nbsp;putting together a new book, and recording yet another new album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-buc-ee-s\">About Buc-ee&#8217;s:\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Buc-ee&#8217;s is a chain of Texas-based travel centers known for its cleanliness and friendliness. More than just a fuel stop, Buc-ee&#8217;s caters to the traveling public with an extensive selection of unique items\u2014from brisket sandwiches and Beaver Nuggets to branded clothing and souvenirs. Its spotless restrooms are world famous and a welcome stop for road-trippers and families alike. Buc-ee&#8217;s was started in Lake Jackson, Texas in 1982 and now has over 50 locations across 10 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-community-foundation-of-the-texas-hill-country\">About Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life across the Hill Country region by connecting charitable donors with community needs. Based in Kerrville and serving 10 counties, the Foundation manages a diverse portfolio of funds and grants that support local nonprofits, scholarships and community initiatives. Since its founding in 1982, the Foundation has worked to strengthen communities, inspire generosity, and create lasting positive impact for current and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-veeps\">About Veeps:\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Veeps is the world&#8217;s leading streaming platform for live music and entertainment, where fans can connect with their favorite artists through live and on-demand concerts, comedy shows, and more. Launched in 2018 by Joel and Benji Madden, Veeps has streamed performances to millions of viewers worldwide for thousands of artists including Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, and Kings of Leon. Veeps has been named a Fast Company World&#8217;s Most Innovative Company, nominated for an Emmy, and holds the Guinness World Record for the world&#8217;s largest ticketed livestream performance by a solo male artist. Veeps content is available via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/veeps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">veeps.com<\/a>\u00a0and apps on Apple TV, Roku, iOS, Samsung, and Android. 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