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Turnstile Benefit Concert Draws 60,000 and Raises Over $220,000
Turnstile played a free benefit concert at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on October 24.
The Baltimore hardcore band drew an estimated 60,000 people to the show, which ended the latest leg of its tour.
The fundraiser, organized with Human Concern International, had raised more than $220,000 for relief efforts in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon by Sunday.
The concert was the band’s biggest hometown-area gathering and followed a year in which it won its first two Grammy Awards and made its Saturday Night Live debut.
The money will support humanitarian aid in the three regions.
Turnstile is scheduled to play Camp Flog Gnaw in Los Angeles in November and festivals in 2027.
Turnstile raised more than $220,000 at a free benefit concert near the Washington Monument on October 24.
The Baltimore hardcore band performed for an estimated crowd of 60,000 people.
The fundraiser supports Human Concern International’s humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon.
Sources differ on the initial fundraising target: Consequence reports $100,000, while Pitchfork reports $150,000.
- Who
- Turnstile, a Baltimore hardcore band, performed at the benefit show.
- What
- The free concert raised more than $220,000 for humanitarian relief.
- When
- Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- The National Mall area near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
- Why
- To raise money for Human Concern International’s relief efforts in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Turnstile announced the Washington benefit concert.
Turnstile performed a free benefit show near the Washington Monument.
The fundraiser had surpassed $220,000.
- Crowd
- Estimated 60,000 people
- Amount raised
- More than $220,000
- Beneficiary
- Human Concern International
- Relief regions
- Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon
- Show date
- October 24, 2026
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