WASHINGTON, D.C. — The grounds of the Washington Monument filled to capacity Saturday, Oct. 24, as the Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile played a free benefit concert in Washington, D.C., with organizers estimating roughly 60,000 people turned out.
Officials shut the gates once the space was full, and many fans who could not get in stayed outside the fencing to watch from the perimeter.
The show was put on with Human Concern International, a relief group, and money collected is meant for humanitarian aid in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon. Donations had topped $150,000 before the band took the stage, and by Sunday morning the total had passed $209,000 toward a $250,000 target.
The group said the money would pay for food, water, medical care and shelter for families in the three regions.
The Grammy-winning band used the Mall date to close out the second leg of its Never Enough tour, which started with a free hometown show in Baltimore in May 2025. Singer Brendan Yates thanked the hardcore scene that raised the band and led the crowd in a chant for Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon aimed at the White House a short walk away.
Turnstile still has one more festival stop on its calendar, at Camp Flog Gnaw in Los Angeles on Nov. 14 and 15.
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