Dixie Chicks
The
Dixie Chicks,
Willie
Nelson,
Lyle Lovett and
Asleep
at the Wheel are part of an all-star cast performing during Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas taking place Oct.
17 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Hosted by Kyle Chandler, star of NBC's
Friday Night Lights, and writer-actor
Turk Pipkin, the concert will also feature guest appearances by
Shawn Colvin,
the
Court Yard Hounds, Steve Miller, the Texas Tornados and guitarists
Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani. All proceeds will go to the Central Texas Wildfire Fund at the Austin Community Foundation
in its efforts to assist families dealing with long-term problems stemming from wildfires which ravaged the area this summer.
The fires in Bastrop County, about 25 miles east of Austin, hit more than 34,000 acres, killing two people, destroying nearly
1,600 homes and causing an estimated $250 million in damage. Concert tickets, priced at $25-$250, go on sale Friday (Sept.
23).
