'Surprise!': Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum Add Major Star To Texas Show

“Surprise!”

A special guest unexpectedly took he stage during a star-studded, live-streamed event on Sunday evening (August 17) at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum teamed up to host a benefit concert to help support people in their home state after devastating floods took place last month. Band Together Texas featured performances by Lambert, McCollum, Cody Johnson, Ronnie Dunn, Lyle Lovett, Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall, Ryan Bingham, Lukas Nelson and Dylan Gossett.

Reigning Academy of Country Music Artist of the Decade Jason Aldean made a surprise appearance during the show. A clip shared on Band Together Texas’ Instagram story shows Aldean taking the stage with “She’s Country,” one of the hit singles that appeared on the Georgia-born country star’s 12-track studio album, Wide Open, in 2009. The project also included “Crazy Town,” “Big Green Tractor,” “The Truth” and more.

Matthew McConaughey, Dennis Quaid, Roger Clemens, Mack Brown, Colt McCoy, Vince Young, Chris Harrison and Emmanuel Acho also made appearances at Band Together Texas, which donated proceeds to benefit Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country and Central Texas Community Foundation.

“The flooding in the Hill Country of Texas is truly heartbreaking,” McCollum said when he and Lambert announced Band Together Texas. “This place and these people are my community. There is a long road ahead rebuilding and even though so many families are facing the unimaginable, we’re Texas strong. [Miranda Lambert] is inspiring in both her music and how big her heart is, and I’m honored to be joining her for this benefit concert to support our fellow Texans and share a night of healing through music.”