Wade Bowen ‘So Proud’ as MusicFest Raises $500K Charity

Nation music was on full show within the coronary heart of Texas as Bowen MusicFest took over Baylor College’s McLane Stadium in Waco on April 9-10. The 2-day live performance occasion — the brainchild of Wade Bowen — raised greater than $500,000 for native charities, bringing the occasion’s whole over 20 years to $6 million.

“I by no means dreamed that we would nonetheless be at it 20 years and hundreds of thousands of {dollars} later,” Bowen shares with Individuals. “I am so happy with the way in which my household, pals and hometown proceed to step up with hearts and fingers to assist make Waco a greater place. We imagine that music heals, and I am unable to wait to see the nice we will do for the neighborhood with the funds raised due to this unbelievable group of musicians.”

2022 marked the primary two-day occasion for BowenFest. The lineup featured Bowen, fellow Texas natives Parker McCollum and Randy Rogers, Lainey Wilson, Deana Carter, Josh Abbott and plenty of extra.

The Central Texas native began the Bowen Household Basis as a way to give again to the neighborhood that formed him. The inspiration focuses on therapeutic youngsters and households throughout the Waco space. Their mission states, “Collectively, we may also help them get the love, help, sources and alternatives they should create higher lives for themselves. As a result of we imagine that’s what neighborhood is all about.”

Charities that profit from the occasion embody the Waco chapters of March of Dimes, Boys and Ladies Membership, St. Jude, the Salvation Military and CASA, in addition to a number of different native organizations. The Bowen Household Basis additionally hosts an annual charity golf event, the Bowen Traditional.

Bowen has fairly a couple of reveals on the calendar for 2022. A slew of festivals and concert events stretches into August. He additionally launched a brand new EP, The place Telephones Do not Work, on Nov. 19.