Charlie Berens Hosts Rally for the Valley (Tornado Relief Benefit)
Join us live from downtown Menasha on Saturday, October 3, for a celebration of the strength, generosity and resilience of the Fox Cities.
Hosted by Wisconsin’s own Charlie Berens, this special community benefit brings together nationally recognized and local talent to support individuals, families and communities affected by the July 27 tornado.
The event features live music, comedy and special appearances from:
• Butch Vig and Know It All Boyfriends
• Soul Asylum
• Fountains of Wayne
• Max Collins of Eve 6
• Cory Chisel
• Freedy Johnston
• Hang Ten
• Additional Wisconsin talent and special guests
This event is first and foremost a gift to the community—and an opportunity for people across Wisconsin to come together, celebrate our shared resilience and help the Fox Cities recover.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Downtown Menasha, Wisconsin
Livestream begins: 2pm Central
All proceeds generated by this livestream and its archived video will support Fox Cities tornado recovery through Habitat for Humanity, Pillars and Menasha Forward.
Watch, share and help us bring Wisconsin together for the Fox Cities.
Talent, schedule and programming are subject to change.
📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
📍 Downtown Menasha, Wisconsin
Recover. Rebuild. Rock On.
#FoxCitiesStrong #TornadoRecovery #Wisconsin
@tomkobinsky7533
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
I'm really, really proud of my hometown's resilience and the love shown to all who suffered loss. The Rally was fantastic–I'm happy to donate…
@Runningyahu
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Excellent show! I wasn't there in person but watched live throughout the afternoon and donated to the cause. If you do it again, Bon Iver would be a great headliner next year. 🙂
@pricetrosin7536
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Man, Fountains of Wayne are legends. If I lived within 200 miles of this I'd have totally gone
@TheAreotrain
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Thank you for hosting this event. It was great being there and provided a major morale boost as from what I am hearing from friends and families recovery has been a hard trying to recover with insurance and cleaning up from it. My mother got caught in the tornado and her truck got flipped (the silver F150 that ended up in most of the news stories) while she was trying to pull over and stop. It rolled her for about 100 yards and she managed to somehow walk away from it. This event was actually therapeutic for her as that day has haunted her since. Thank you!
@jg2072
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Great job for all the acts
@Wisconsin-FoxValley
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Thank you to everyone in the Fox Valley and to people all across the country who’ve shown continued support for those affected by the July 27th tornado. It’s incredible to see how compassion and community bring people together when it matters most. And, thank you for the live stream and video of the event!
@suzannewinz1099
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Thank you Charlie and everyone helping Rally for the Valley.
@tassherb
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
It's so wonderful to see Fountains of Wayne performing again.
@wisdisneydad5388
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
So Soul Asylum wouldn’t let their show be streamed??? That is really lame
@kristinayoung5482
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Vic Ferrari would be the walkoff home run
@Nun3n
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
You the man, Charlie!
KEEP 'ER MOVIN!
@pryme2013
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
My guess is if soul asylum was there they said they wouldn’t play on a live stream.
@TheDadPirateRoberts
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
They came on at the end and said the stream was ended for rain
@SquareBodyCentralYT
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Thank you Charlie for everything that you do for your community, and making everyone laugh with all your jokes that you tell. You really brighten everyones day up when there low. Keep doing what your doing we all appreciate it so much, and thank you for helping all these people. And always remember watch out deer and keeper movin
@kb-it7yx
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Very cool event! Thanks for putting this on. Too bad you couldn't stay on for Soul Asylum. But totally understandable!!
Thank you all for your time, enery and talent!! This was the biggest event I've seen in Menasha. You all have big hearts!! ❤️ God bless you all.
@pryme2013
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Very odd how the stream was perfect til the last second when you announced soul asylum and then boom. Feeds done? Seems off.
@meganzeddies512
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Why cut the live stream at the main event?! Technical problems maybe?
@rapunzel39
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Bring back the live stream!!!
@larzcampbell5238
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Why stream for over 7 hours just to cut it before the headliner?
@richardklawitter
October 7, 2026 at 10:13 pm
What happened to soul asylum