Annapolis Rising: Capital Gazette Concert's Full Lineup, Tickets

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Tickets are on sale for the Annapolis Rising: A Benefit for The Capital Gazette & First Responders concert benefit, which will be headlined by Maryland natives Good Charlotte. Proceeds will go to the victims' families and survivors of the June 28 Capital Gazette mass shooting. A full concert and event lineup has been released; tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event.

The concert begins at noon on Saturday, July 28, one month after the shooting in which five employees of the paper were killed. The benefit will "promote freedom of the press and its importance to our country's democracy," the city's press release says.

Local bands Dublin 5, Clones of Funk, The Great Heights Band, Higher Hands, Skribe and more local groups will perform. Journalists and editors, like Rick Hutzell and reporters of the Capital, Marty Baron of the Washington Post, and others will speak.

Jordan Klepper of Comedy Central's the Daily Show, the Opposition and his new show Klepper, will be speaking at the event. Klepper has been an outspoken advocate of gun control, mainly through satirical news segments.

The event will take place entirely on the block of Calvert Street between West and Northwest streets, which is a change from the original location. Children age 10 and younger will be admitted at no charge with a paying adult. There is a limit, first-come, first served, of 3,000 tickets due to space limitations. All sales will be online. Ticket holders must bring tickets with them to event. Click here to buy tickets.

Here's the lineup for the benefit concert. Gates open at 11 a.m.

Zee Band noon kick-off with Mayor Gavin Buckley, National Anthem – Art Sherrod Jr.
12:30 p.m. Music by Art Sherrod, Jr. & Guests
1:20 p.m. The Great Heights Band
2 p.m. Elisabeth Bumiller, DC Bureau Chief of New York Times; Tom Lobianco – Associated Press, CNN; Lucy Dalglish, University of Maryland Merrill School of Journalism
2:20 p.m. Western Star Band
2:33 p.m. Moment of Silence
3 p.m. Carl Snowden, Speaker
3:20 p.m. Skribe
4 p.m. Marty Baron, Editor, The Washington Post
4:20 p.m. Higher Hands
5:20 p.m. Dublin 5
6 p.m. Honoring First Responders
6:20 p.m. Clones of Funk
7 p.m. The Capital Gazette Family
7:30 p.m. Less than Jake
8:15 p.m. Jordan Klepper – Comedy Central; Stephanie Ruhl, MSNBC host
8:30 p.m. Good Charlotte
10 p.m. Event ends

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See the City of Annapolis' press release on the concert and get your tickets now.

• The event will take place entirely on the block of Calvert Street between West and Northwest streets.
• Tickets cost $25 each. Kids age 10 and under get in free with a paying adult.
• Due to limited space, there's a limit of 3,000 tickets. They are first-come first-served.
• No chairs, coolers, backpacks or outside beverages allowed.
• Preferred parking is available at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Rowe Boulevard side of lot) for $10, with proceeds also going to the victims' fund. Free shuttles will be transporting Navy stadium parkers to the event. Click here for a parking map.

"When news of the Capital Gazette mass shooting broke, we were filled with shock and heartbreak. It's hard not to be overcome by a feeling of helplessness for the victims and their families, and to be discouraged that this has become a reoccurring headline in all of our lives," said Good Charlotte's Madden brothers.

Sponsors are offsetting costs so almost all proceeds can go to the Capital Gazette Family Fund. In addition to that, funds have been pouring in to help the victims, with over $560,000 coming in from around the country. The newly created Capital Gazette Memorial Scholarship already has had over $125,000 in donations.

See more:

• Slain Capital Gazette 'Hero' Deserves Medal Of Freedom: MD Reps
• Annapolis Shooting: Here Are The 5 Capital Gazette Victims
• Accused Newspaper Gunman's Rampage Was Almost 8 Years In Making
• Editor Had Feared Suspect As 'Crazy Enough' To 'Blow Us All Away'

"This horrible tragedy cannot be forgotten. Sadly, our country's attention will soon shift from this event that has forever changed our city. We will not stand by and allow the memory of these slain journalists to be forgotten," said Mayor Gavin Buckley. "We also stand up for our journalists and our freedom of the press, and this concert is just one step in that direction."

Article image Annapolis Strong banner placed outside the Capital Gazette office on Bestgate Road, by Patch Editor Elizabeth Janney