MACK, JACK & MCCONAUGHEY ANNOUNCES JACK & FRIENDS CONCERT FEATURING RYAN BINGHAM, ROBERT EARL KEEN, KAITLIN BUTTS, PAUL CAUTHEN AND MORE!
Mack, Jack & McConaughey (MJ&M), the joint fundraising effort of Academy Award®-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, ACM Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and coaching legend Mack Brown, announced today that Ryan Bingham, Kaitlin Butts, Paul Cauthen, Robert Earl Keen and several other artists will perform at the 14th Annual Jack Ingram & Friends concert on Friday, April 24th at ACL Live at The Moody Theater.
Jack & Friends will also include performances by legendary songwriters and musicians: Jack Ingram, John Fullbright, and Randy Rogers. Tickets are on sale Friday, February 13TH at 10 a.m. CST and are available to the public at: https://www.axs.com/events/1321047/jack-ingram-friends-concert-tickets?skin=acllive
Ryan Bingham is a Grammy®, Oscar®, Golden Globe®, and Critic’s Choice® award-winning artist and star of acclaimed TV series Yellowstone. Known for his raw and emotive music, evocative storytelling, and trademark weather-beaten vocals, Bingham has risen over the years to become one of the most distinctive and authentic voices of his generation. From a Southwest drifter and professional bull rider to an award-winning musician and star of a record-breaking hit television series, Ryan Bingham has packed a few lifetimes into his unlikely journey, all while transforming personal trials and adventures into a resonant soundtrack that speaks to the heart of the human experience. His music defies classification, with folk, blues, country, and rock ‘n roll all being part of the recipe. It’s authentic, powerful, and the songs are rooted in real life – in survival and sacrifice and, yes, sometimes just having a damn good time.
No two creative lives unfold the same way, and for Robert Earl Keen, the story was never going to end with a quiet retreat. After decades on the road, with 21 albums, countless shows, songs sung by legends like George Strait and The Highwaymen, and honors ranging from the BMI Troubadour Award to the Texas A&M Distinguished Alumni Award, he might have had every reason to slow down. But Keen has always seen the open road as a beginning, never an end. Rather than closing the book, Keen has turned the page to something vivid, unpredictable, and wide open. A new chapter not so much about winding down as it is about doubling down. And if the last year is any indication, he is just getting started.
A truly one-of-a-kind artist, Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music’s more theatrical side: the extravagant storytelling, dazzling showmanship, songs embedded with both unbridled emotion and quick-fire humor. After discovering her passion for performing as a little girl, the Tulsa native later brought her boundless energy and radiant voice to her own unapologetic yet soulful songwriting. When it came time to create her third album, the
Nashville-based musician leaned into her lifelong love of musical theater and dreamed up a modern-day reimagining of the soundtrack to her all-time favorite musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! The result: a high concept but candidly autobiographical LP called Roadrunner!, whose 17 powerhouse songs show the full force and extraordinary depth of Butts’ artistry for the very first time.
Whether he knows it or not, every man lives by a code. And for country provocateur Paul Cauthen, that code is simple. Always bet on yourself. A singer-songwriter with a well-documented distaste for playing by anyone else’s rules, the East Texas native spent two decades clawing his way through the country underground, embodying the independent spirit with a monolithic Big Velvet vocal. Fusing classic-country grit, gospel power, and a rhinestoned rock edge, four previous albums proclaimed his singular style with a booming baritone and near-biblical swagger. Taught to sing by his grandfather in a Church of Christ, Cauthen hit the scene with the duo Sons of Fathers in 2009, before My Gospel, Room 41, Country Coming Down, and Black on Black unveiled a vulnerable, fire-and-brimstone songwriter with brazen Texas attitude – craving deliverance, yet possessed by a “bird dog” instinct for theatrical rapture. Cauthen has toured the world, collaborating with Margo Price, Orville Peck, Cody Jinks, and Lana Del Rey. And with favorites like “Cocaine Country Dancing,” “Fuck You Money,” and his GOLD-certified collab with Shaboozey on “Last Of My Kind,” he counts 435 million global streams. Cauthen’s fifth album, Book of Paul, takes him further down his path of utterly authentic country music; fearless, proud, and with two middle fingers in the air. Co-writing 12 of 13 tracks, the troubadour confesses to his wild side and wrestles with the sin. He spares no detail – and makes no compromise.
Mack, Jack & Matthew often consider the annual Jack & Friends concert as the best night of music of the year. “Jack & Friends is a chance for me to share the stage with the best singer songwriters in the Country. Every year my friends show up and put on an incredible night of music, this year will be no exception”, said Ingram.
MJ&M is dedicated to supporting organizations focused on children’s education, health, and wellness. MJ&M benefits CureDuchenne, Dell Children’s Medical Center, HeartGift, just keep livin Foundation, and The Rise School of Austin.
MJ&M 2026 sponsors include: American Airlines, AT&T, BAM, Big Loud Texas, Clarins, Covert Cadillac, El Arroyo, H-E-B, Katie Kime, Korman Fine Jewelry, Lightspeed Systems, Neiman Marcus, Nike, Pantalones Organic Tequila, Paul Mitchell, Sewell, TC4 Hospitality, Tecovas and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
Tickets for this year’s Jack & Friends concert featuring Ryan Bingham, Robert Earl Keen, Kaitlin Butts, Terry Allen, Paul Cauthen, John Fullbright, Jack Ingram, and Randy Rogers will be available for purchase Friday, February 13th at 10 a.m. CST here.
For more information about Mack, Jack & McConaughey, or to sign up to receive further announcements about the 2026 event, please visit www.mjm2026.com.