Toby Keith’s Kids Made a Rare Red Carpet Appearance Ahead of Tribute to Their Late Dad [Photos]

Coping With Grief

Prior to the NBC tribute concert airing, Stelen spoke out about what it’s been like coping with grief after Toby’s death.

“It’s pretty much a day-by-day thing,” he said. “You know, emotions, you can’t ever predict them. It’s like you might wake up one morning and just be a wreck; you might wake up one morning and be okay. But it’s definitely just day by day.”

On Living Differently

Shelley opened up about life after Toby’s death, saying, “You just survive, you know. I don’t think you lose someone that’s so great and so important in your life, you don’t get over it. You just have to get through it, you know, which means it’s always there … You just learn how to how to live differently. So, I think that’s what we’re doing.”

A Moving Performance

Krystal took the stage to perform her dad’s song “Don’t Let the Old Man In” at Toby Keith: American Icon. She spoke out about how emotions were running high during the performance.

“I was thinking, ‘OK, I can make it through a party song.’ But when [producers] approached me with [‘Don’t Let the Old Man In’], I was like, ‘Well crap, I already cry with that song, just listening to it. I don’t know how I’m going to sing it,’” she told People. “I’m glad they did, though, because it turned out really special. I think that he would’ve been proud of it.”

Here, she was pictured with her sister and Mickey Guyton at the the 2024 USO Gala at The Anthem on April 11, which took place a couple days after the CMT Awards.

Love From Lainey

The family also posed for photos with Lainey Wilson at the CMTs. She performed “Beer for My Horses” with Jamey Johnson at Toby Keith: American Icon.

A Family United

Toby’s wife of 40 years, Tricia Lucus, was also in attendance at the NBC tribute concert in August. She joined the family on stage to watch the performances.