How To Watch Robert Earl Keen & Friends’ ‘Applause For The Cause’ Benefit Free Livestream
Performers include Tyler Childers, Sarah Jarosz, Miranda Lambert and many more.
By Nate Todd Aug 7, 2025 • 1:43 pm PDT

Robert Earl Keen‘s sold-out Applause for the Cause Texas Hill Country flood relief benefit concert is set to livestream for free via Amazon Music’s Twitch channel, Veeps and YouTube. The concert with performances from REK, Tyler Childers, Sarah Jarosz and more takes place August 26 at Whitewater Amphitheatre in New Braunfels, Texas.
Buc-ee’s Presents Robert Earl Keen & Friends: Applause for the Cause will also see performances by the trio of Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Randy Rogers, Ryan Bingham, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Cody Jinks, Hayes Carll, Jamestown Revival and more.
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“This is a star-studded lineup with music starting in the mid-afternoon and lasting far into the night,” Kerrville, Texas native Robert Earl Keen said upon announcing the concert. “We must help everyone as much as we can, for as long as we can.”
The livestream is set to start at 3:55 CT and will be available on Amazon Music, DIRECTV, Veeps and Robert Earl Keen’s official YouTube channel. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and there will be opportunities to donate during the livestream.
“We are overwhelmed by the generosity fueling this concert and grateful to Robert Earl Keen, Buc-ee’s, and every artist lending their voice to recovery,” CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Austin Dickson said. “Every ticket sold is a lifeline for families, businesses, and first responders working to rebuild. This is the Hill Country at its best—coming together to lift each other up.”
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