{"id":3372,"date":"2025-07-29T06:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/07\/29\/garth-brooks-makes-unannounced-appearance-at-fundraiser\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T06:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:46:42","slug":"garth-brooks-makes-unannounced-appearance-at-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/07\/29\/garth-brooks-makes-unannounced-appearance-at-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Garth Brooks Makes Unannounced Appearance At Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"abh_box abh_box_up abh_box_fancy\">\n<div class=\"abh_tab_content\">\n<section class=\"vcard author abh_about_tab abh_tab\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/author\/jennifer\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Jennifer Havener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/jennifer.jpg\" class=\"photo lazyload\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Jennifer Havener\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 179\/250;\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<p>Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing &amp; Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly &#8216;Days of Our Lives&#8217;, would come in handy someday. When she&#8217;s not writing, she&#8217;s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"abh_posts_tab abh_tab\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/author\/jennifer\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Jennifer Havener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/jennifer.jpg\" class=\"photo lazyload\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Jennifer Havener\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 179\/250;\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<div class=\"abh_name\">Latest posts by Jennifer Havener <span class=\"abh_allposts\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/author\/jennifer\/\">see all<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Garth Brooks hasn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2024\/11\/01\/garth-brooks-hints-hes-leaving-u-s-amid-assault-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made many public appearances<\/a> since a lawsuit with serious allegations came out against him. He was accused by a former hairdresser of rape and sexual assault. The legal issue is still pending.<\/p>\n<p>But the shocking accusations against him weren\u2019t going to make Garth Brooks hide when he could help. Texas was hit hard by a flash flood in early July that cost hundreds of lives. Garth Brooks made an unannounced appearance. Keep reading for all the details, including how much was raised for the flood victims.<\/p>\n<h3>Texas Still Mourning Lost Flood Victims<\/h3>\n<p>While the rest of the country was enjoying the July Fourth weekend, a community in Texas was dealing with an unthinkable tragedy. Unexpected flash flooding tore through the Texas Hill Country region, which is about two hours from Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The flood cost the lives of over 100 confirmed victims. Hundreds more are still missing. A summer camp for young girls was hit hard by the flood. Twenty-seven campers and counselors lost their lives in the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The area was hit by more flooding less than two weeks later. The rebuilding process has just started and the area needs as much help as it can get.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46511\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46511 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Garth-Brooks-feature-2.jpg\" alt=\"Garth Brooks\/Credit: Kelly Clarkson Show YouTube\" width=\"900\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Garth-Brooks-feature-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Garth-Brooks-feature-2-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Garth-Brooks-feature-2-768x393.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/460;\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Garth Brooks\/Credit: Kelly Clarkson Show YouTube<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>George Strait Hosts Benefit Concert<\/h3>\n<p>George Strait is a Texan through and through. He was born and raised in the Lone Star State. The country superstar recently caused concern among fans for his frail appearance during a concert. However, he <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2025\/07\/14\/george-strait-recruits-countrys-biggest-stars-for-benefit-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gathered his strength<\/a> to host a benefit concert for the flood victims.<\/p>\n<p>Country singer Miranda Lambert is <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2025\/07\/15\/miranda-lambert-shares-big-plans-for-texas-relief-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also a Texas native<\/a> and has plans for a benefit concert in the works.<\/p>\n<p>Ted Cruz, a U.S. Senator from Texas, shared footage on social media of the exclusive benefit hosted by George Strait.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The great <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeStrait?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeorgeStrait<\/a> singing in a fundraiser tonight for the Hill Country flooding. Raised over $6m to help those devastated by the floods. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2TQcH1neMz\">pic.twitter.com\/2TQcH1neMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1949726031025205542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Garth Brooks Makes Unannounced Appearance At Fundraiser<\/h3>\n<p>The benefit hosted by George Strait sold a limited number of tickets that reportedly started at $1,000. All of the proceedings were earmarked for the flood victims.<\/p>\n<p>William Beckmann, Ray Benson, Wade Bowen, Dean Dillon, Riley Green, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Kyle Park and Hudson Westbrook were among the artists scheduled to perform.<\/p>\n<p>Those in attendance were shocked when Garth Brooks took the stage. He performed two of his biggest hits, \u201cMuch Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),\u201d and \u201cThe Dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjennifer.pagegomez%2Fvideos%2F1297209821751136%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/george-strait-73-reunites-with-country-icon-for-first-time-in-12-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Parade<\/em> magazine<\/a>, the benefit concert was the first time George Strait and Garth Brooks shared a stage in over a decade. Their last appearance together was at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>George Strait\u2019s \u201cStrait to the Heart\u201d benefit concert raised more than $6.5 million for the flood victims. Donations are still coming in. Despite his ongoing legal battles, Garth Brooks continues to show up when it counts.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2025\/07\/28\/garth-brooks-makes-unannounced-appearance-at-fundraiser\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing &amp; Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly &#8216;Days of Our Lives&#8217;, would come in handy someday. When she&#8217;s not writing, she&#8217;s playing with her dogs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}