Dave Matthews, Pharrell & Ariana Grande To Hold Charlottesville Benefit

Sara Boboltz

As natives of Charlottesville, Virginia, members of the Dave Matthews Band will host a benefit concert on Sept. 24 for those affected by the violent and hateful demonstrations that left three dead there in August.

Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Chris Stapleton, The Roots, the Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard and Cage the Elephant are slated to appear alongside “special guests.”

Billed as “an evening of music and unity,” the show directs supporters to make donations to a “Concert for Charlottesville Fund” organized by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. Beneficiaries will include victims and their families, first responders and “organizations devoted to the promotion of healing, unity and justice in the Charlottesville community and nationally.”

The concert will be staged at the University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium more than one month after a white supremacist rally, held in part to protest the removal of a Confederate statue, clashed with counter-protesters in the university’s home city on Aug. 12. The protests turned deadly when a man drove his car into a crowd, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. A Virginia State Police helicopter involved with the conflict also crashed nearby, killing two onboard.

In the weeks since Heyer’s death ― which prompted a nationwide discussion on Confederate symbolism and racism in America ― her mother, Susan Bro, has spoken out against hate, appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards late last month.

UVA partnered with Live Nation and local event organizer Starr Hill Presents to put on the benefit, which offers free tickets to the university’s students and faculty, along with local residents.

Ticket requests can be made online through Sept. 11.

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A man wears a purple ribbon to remember Heather Heyer, who was killed protesting during a white supremacist rally, as he arrives for her memorial service at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 16, 2017.
A man wears a purple ribbon to remember Heather Heyer, who was killed protesting during a white supremacist rally, as he arrives for her memorial service at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 16, 2017.
The Paramount Theater marquee bears the name of Heather Heyer. 
The Paramount Theater marquee bears the name of Heather Heyer. 
Heather Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, walks by a picture of her daughter after speaking at her memorial service.
Heather Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, walks by a picture of her daughter after speaking at her memorial service.
Mourners gather inside the Paramount Theater. 
Mourners gather inside the Paramount Theater. 
Heather Heyer's father, Mark Heyer, speaks at her memorial service.
Heather Heyer's father, Mark Heyer, speaks at her memorial service.
Mourners inside the Paramount Theater wear purple, as Heyer's family had requested. Purple was her favorite color.
Mourners inside the Paramount Theater wear purple, as Heyer's family had requested. Purple was her favorite color.
People line up to attend the memorial service. 
People line up to attend the memorial service. 
Marcus Martin (center), who was injured in the same car attack that killed Heyer, leaves the memorial service.
Marcus Martin (center), who was injured in the same car attack that killed Heyer, leaves the memorial service.
Anna Quillon hands out purple pieces of cloth outside the memorial service.
Anna Quillon hands out purple pieces of cloth outside the memorial service.
People wore stickers and ribbons to the memorial service. 
People wore stickers and ribbons to the memorial service. 
A poster announcing the memorial service.
A poster announcing the memorial service.
Mia Jones shows off the "NO H8" message written on her hands.
Mia Jones shows off the "NO H8" message written on her hands.
Outside the service, people carry guns to provide security in the event of far-right protesters.
Outside the service, people carry guns to provide security in the event of far-right protesters.
A person tapes a note to the front door of a bookstore to announce that it will close during the memorial service for Heather Heyer.
A person tapes a note to the front door of a bookstore to announce that it will close during the memorial service for Heather Heyer.
A man puts on a purple ribbon while waiting in line. 
A man puts on a purple ribbon while waiting in line. 
People carry bats and shields to provide security.
People carry bats and shields to provide security.

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