Blake Shelton's Oklahoma Is All for the Hall concert stars Vince Gill, Kristin Chenoweth

Blake Shelton pulled off a grand finale for his 2024 tour, bringing together a star-studded lineup of fellow Oklahomans for a Sooner State benefit concert to raise nearly $800,000 for an iconic institution.

The Tishomingo resident and five-time Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year wrapped up his "Back to the Honky Tonk Tour" March 30 at Tulsa's BOK Center by headlining "Blake Shelton & Very Special Friends: Oklahoma Is All for the Hall."

Part of the long-running All for the Hall concert series, the Oklahoma Is All for the Hall show was a fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, with proceeds going to its education programs.

The Tulsa concert marked the first time an All for the Hall benefit show had been organized in Oklahoma. The nearly $800,000 raised for the nonprofit museum’s education programs made it the most successful All for the Hall benefit offered outside of Nashville to date, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Gwen Stefani makes a surprise appearance at Blake Shelton's Tulsa benefit show

Along with Shelton, the lineup for Oklahoma All Is All for the Hall included Country Music Hall of Fame member and Oklahoma City native Vince Gill; Country Music Hall of Famer and former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, of the superstar duo Brooks & Dunn; Tony and Emmy Award winner and Broken Arrow native Kristin Chenoweth; CMA and Academy of Country Music nominee and Bethel Acres native Wade Hayes; and fan-favorite Muskogee native singer-songwriters The Swon Brothers.

Bixby native Justin Adams opened the show, which was hosted by radio and television personality Storme Warren.

Plus, Shelton's wife, pop icon Gwen Stefani, made an unannounced appearance at the concert midway through the Ada native's set.

"Hey, everybody, say hello to my personal favorite new Oklahoman!" Shelton said in introducing his wife's surprise appearance.

The couple performed their collaborative country chart-toppers "Nobody But You" and "Happy Anywhere," as well as "Purple Irises," a recently released duet from Stefani’s next album. Shelton even showed off a flag that was brought by one fan situated close to the stage; the banner had one of the country music superstar's high school photos on one side and a high school picture of Stefani on the other.

"When something’s cool, it’s cool. ... We were meant to be — look at those mullets!" Shelton joked.

How did Vince Gill honor the late Toby Keith at the Oklahoma Is All for the Hall show?

During the benefit concert, Shelton performed more than 20 of his hit songs and fan favorites, interspersed with appearances from his special guests.

"I don’t know if you guys have a clue what you bought a ticket for. Get comfortable — this is gonna take a while, OK?" Shelton told the crowd after opening his set with his 2021 anthem "Come Back as a Country Boy."

"We’re here for one reason tonight. ... That’s to celebrate country music like Okies do."

In between Shelton’s performances, his special guests each played two songs. Along with sharing memories of local honky tonks Duke’s Country and Tulsa City Limits, Dunn's performance of "Boot Scootin’ Boogie" got the fans line dancing at their seats.

Although she was an acknowledged outlier on the lineup, Broadway star Chenoweth earned one of the biggest standing ovations of the night. Accompanied only by Shelton’s keyboard player, Philip de Steiguer, she covered the classic Willie Nelson hit "Always on My Mind" and brought the house down with a rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

"This is for anybody out there who has dreams, just like I did growing up in this town," Chenoweth said.

During his mini-set, Gill treated the crowd to the unreleased song "Heroes." He and guitarist Jack Schneider also performed "Go Rest High on That Mountain," dedicating the well-loved ballad to Shelton’s brother Richie, who died in a 1990 car accident well as to fellow Oklahoman and Country Music Hall of Fame member-elect Toby Keith, who died of cancer in February.

Gill's appearance at Oklahoma Is All for the Hall was particularly meaningful: The 22-time Grammy Award winner began the All for the Hall series of fundraising concerts in 2005 by suggesting that country music artists donate the proceeds from one annual performance to the nonprofit Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Proceeds from Shelton’s March 30 Tulsa concert support the museum’s educational initiatives, including its flagship Words & Music program, which allows students to tell their stories and develop language arts skills by writing original song lyrics.

The museum's educational offerings directly served more than 230,000 people last year though in-person and virtual programs. For more information, go to https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/learn.

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