Line Up Released For Matthew McConaughey's We're Texas Virtual Benefit
By Anna Gallegos
March 12, 2021
Matthew McConaughey released the line up and more details this week about the upcoming virtual benefit to help Texans after the recent winter storms.
The We're Texas benefit will be March 21 starting at 7 p.m. CT on the actor's Youtube page (youtube.com/MatthewMcConaughey) and will be broadcast in Texas on Spectrum 1.
The line up includes Don Henley, Gary Clark Jr., George Strait, Kelly Clarkson, Khalid, Kirk Franklin, Leon Bridges, Lukas Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Post Malone, Randy Rogers, and Willie Nelson.
Additional artists and guests will be announced next week.
All donations will go to organizations currently helping Texans, like Austin Relief Fund, Meals on Wheels, and the Salvation Army.
Announcing “We’re Texas”, a virtual revival where we can all come together to help Texas recover from the winter storm. Join me, @iamcamilaalves @jklivinFNDN and an ALL-STAR Texas lineup with MANY more special guests to be announced next week. pic.twitter.com/U9wyRmM9Qa
— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) March 12, 2021
McConaughey and his wife Camila announced their plans for the virtual benefit shortly after winter weather swept through Texas.
"Yes, as most of you know, my home state of Texas was just hit with the worst winter storm it's had in the last 70 years. It left a whole lot of people without power, without water, and without a whole lot of basic necessities. And while most of the power's thankfully been restored, the busted water lines from hospitals, to so many homes, has left so many Texans without the bare necessities they need to survive," he said in a February video.
He said that he and his wife are working with organizations on the ground in Texas, but is using the benefit to "directly help the necessary long-term effort to rebuild Texas and take care of those in need."
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