Wichita native Joe Walsh performs at Intrust Bank Arena on Saturday, Nov. 15.
The lineup also includes Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks (who has family connections to the city) and Nathaniel Rateliff, plus Walsh’s Eagles bandmate Vince Gill as well as Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen. The concert, which will also be streamed on Veeps for those unable to attend in person, serves as the ninth annual VetsAid concert, an organization which Walsh and his wife, Marjorie, co-founded to help “raise and disperse sorely needed funds to veterans groups across the country.”
To date, the organization has raised $4 million with organizations going through a rigorous annual application process for approval. This year’s local grant recipients include the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation, Midwest Battle Buddies and the Wichita Kansas Intertribal Warrior Society. National grant recipients include Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation, Semper Fi & America’s Fund, and Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation…