Turnstile Pulls 60,000 to Washington Monument, Raises $250K+ for Palestine & Sudan Relief

WHAT WENT DOWN

Turnstile played a free benefit show at the Washington Monument on October 24th to an estimated 60,000 people ^*, ^†. The LaunchGood campaign has passed $261,000 for Human Concern International's relief work in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon ^‡.

THE DETAILS

19 songs in about 75 minutes, no openers or screens, opening with "Birds" and closing with "T.L.C." ^†, ^**
HCI's Hassan Wadi gave the 60,000 figure from the stage; the barricaded area filled before the set ^**
Yates waved a Palestinian flag and led a "Free Palestine! Free Sudan! Free Lebanon!" chant ^*, ^**
He jumped off a speaker stack during "Sunshower," and his mic cut out several times ^**
Fugazi's Ian MacKaye attended; Fugazi's 1993 benefit nearby drew about 5,000 ^**
Camp Flog Gnaw in LA is next, November 14 and 15 ^‡

THE TAKE

A hardcore band from Baltimore filled the National Mall with no openers and no video screens. The fundraiser's original goal was $100,000 and the LaunchGood page is still open ^†, ^‡.

Source ArticlesShow Inline Citations

^* Watch: Turnstile Play to Over 60,000 People in Washington DC, Raise $200,000+ For Palestine. Allen Busch, Metal Injection, 2026-10-25T15:40:19+00:00, https://metalinjection.net/news/watch-turnstile-play-to-over-60000-people-in-washington-dc-raise-200000-for-palestine
^† Turnstile Draw 60,000 Fans to Washington Monument, Raise Over $220,000 for Humanitarian Aid. Alex Krinsky, Consequence, 2026-10-25T17:02:56+00:00, https://consequence.net/2026/10/turnstile-draw-60000-fans-to-washington-monument-raise-over-220000-for-humanitarian-aid/
^‡ Turnstile Raise Over $250,000 for Charity at Massive Free Washington D.C. Show. Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 2026-10-26T15:57:06+00:00, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/turnstile-free-washington-monument-show-charity-1235647875/
^§ Turnstile’s Palestine, Sudan, Etc. Benefit Concert At The Washington Monument Drew An Estimated 60,000 People & Raised Over $209,000, wookubus, The PRP, 2026-10-25T08:16:56+00:00, https://www.theprp.com/2026/10/25/news/turnstiles-palestine-sudan-etc-benefit-concert-at-the-washington-monument-drew-an-estimated-60000-people-raised-over-209000/
^¶ Turnstile raise over $260K for humanitarian aid at free Washington Monument show. Alternative Press, 2026-10-26T14:56:33+00:00, https://www.altpress.com/turnstile-washington-monument-show-photos/
^** Turnstile’s Washington Monument Show Was A Sight To Behold. Tom Breihan, Stereogum, 2026-10-26T16:03:20+00:00, https://stereogum.com/2515552/turnstiles-washington-monument-show-was-a-sight-to-behold/reviews/concert-review/

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