Betts Family Confirms Free ‘In Memory Of Dickey Betts’ Livestream

While tickets to the all-star “In Memory Of Dickey Betts” concert are sold out, fans can watch the performance live from the Macon City Auditorium in Macon, Georgia this Friday, February 28. The Betts Family has partnered with nugs.net to offer a free livestream of the show.

Duane Betts curated the lineup for the show honoring the life and legacy of his father, the late Dickey Betts, co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band. The concert will feature several of Dickey’s bandmates and friends including Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Oteil Burbridge, Jaimoe, Chuck Leavell, Devon Allman, Charlie Starr, Jimmy Hall and Lamar Williams Jr.

The webcast can be viewed exclusively at nugs.net. “In Memory Of Dickey Betts” is slated to begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Friday night.

A portion of proceeds from the concert will help establish the Dickey Betts Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Berklee College of Music. The Betts Family along with Dickey’s longtime manager David Spero and the Berklee School of Music announced the creation of the scholarship, which “will provide financial assistance to students who demonstrate both exceptional musical ability and financial need.”

The new scholarship is part of the mission of the Dickey Betts Music Education Fund (DBMEF), which was started through the generosity of Donna Betts as a lasting tribute to her husband’s legacy. The DBMEF will provide awards to emerging composers and songwriters and recognition to honor the achievements of established composers and songwriters in addition to funding scholarship programs such as the one with Berklee.