Turnstile raise over $220,000 at Washington Monument benefit show

Turnstile have raised more than $220,000 through a benefit show staged at the Washington Monument. The money is going toward humanitarian aid efforts in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon.

The performance was free and open to the public, held at one of the most recognisable landmarks in the American capital — a setting far removed from the clubs and festival stages the band usually occupies. The location helped widen the reach of the event and the amount collected.

The Baltimore group has spent recent years pushing well beyond the traditional hardcore circuit, bringing their sound to audiences that stretch far past the scene itself. The benefit underlines the band's public stance on humanitarian causes.

Turnstile have not publicly detailed how the total will be divided among the organisations involved. No further shows in the same format have been announced so far.