Eagles guitarist, multi-GRAMMY Award winner, and Kennedy Center Honoree Joe Walsh has announced the lineup for VetsAid 2025, the ninth annual edition of his acclaimed veterans benefit concert. The show will take place Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the INTRUST Bank Arena in downtown Wichita, Kansas, marking a special homecoming for Walsh. The festival will feature full sets from Vince Gill, Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen, along with a special super-set from Walsh himself joined by Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and Nathaniel Rateliff, plus additional surprise guests.
“It’s been a long-term goal of mine since we began VetsAid nearly ten years ago to bring it all home to my native Wichita,” Walsh shared. “It’s where my parents were both born and are buried, where I was born, and where I will always feel a deep connection and sense of heritage and responsibility.” He added, “It is with great pride and gratitude that our traveling circus of love and community will make a stop in Wichita in 2025, and that I can share the experience with my dear friends who also happen to be some of the greatest American musicians I know.”
As always, all net proceeds from VetsAid will benefit veterans’ service organizations, with this year’s grants going exclusively to Kansas-based programs. Since its 2017 debut, VetsAid has raised over $4 million for veterans and military families through concerts featuring legends including Zac Brown Band, Don Henley, James Taylor, ZZ Top, The Black Keys, and Dave Grohl. For Walsh, a Gold Star son, the mission remains deeply personal — honoring his late father and supporting the ongoing needs of America’s veterans through music, community, and compassion.
