Free Concert for Valor is Tuesday on National Mall

In a salute to the nation’s veterans, the first of its kind free The Concert for Valor takes place Tuesday, Veterans Day, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The mall will be open for the concert beginning at 10 a.m.

If you’re taking Metro, you can get to the concert by going to Metro Center, Gallery Place/Chinatown or L’Enfant Plaza. The Smithsonian Metro stop will be closed. Metro will run from 5 a.m. until midnight. Selected Metro stations near the National Mall will remain open after midnight, if needed, until all passengers in line are accommodated. See Metro’s Concert for Valor page for full details.

ADA-compliant areas will be available for seating; limited ADA parking in Lot 3 at RFK Stadium will be available with shuttle service for those in wheelchairs. Bicycles are prohibited at the concert. Passengers in need of ADA service and their attendants will be dropped off on Independence Avenue SW at 6th Street SW. Parking and transportation arrangements can be made at http://www.ustreetparking.com/

See a map here.

The performers include:

• The Black Keys
• Eminem
• Dave Grohl
• Jennifer Hudson
• Jessie J
• Metallica
• Rihanna
• Bruce Springsteen
• Carrie Underwood
• Zac Brown Band

Onstage hosts will include:

• Jack Black
• Bryan Cranston
• Jamie Foxx
• George Lopez
• John Oliver
• Bob Woodruff
• with special tributes from Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon

If you can’t make it to the concert, you can still watch or listen:

• Live streaming online at: theconcertforvalor.com
• HBO will “offer its affiliates the opportunity to open the signal,” making the concert available to all
• audio simulcast on iHeartRadio

You can get updates on the concert by following #TheConcertForValor

Road closures:

The following roads will be closed and off-limits to vehicles starting at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11:

• Constitution Avenue NW from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to 18th Street NW
• Madison Drive NW from 3rd Street NW to 15th Street NW
• Jefferson Drive SW from 3rd Street SW to 15th Street SW
• Independence Avenue SW from 3rd Street SW to 17th Street SW
• Maryland Avenue SW from Independence Avenue SW to 7th Street SW
• 3rd Street from Constitution Avenue NW to C Street SW
• 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to C Street SW
• 6th Street NW from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Constitution Avenue NW
• 6th Street SW from Independence Avenue SW to C Street SW
• 7th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to C Street SW
• 10th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Independence Avenue SW
• 12th Street ramp from I-395 to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• 14th Street from E Street NW to C Street SW
• 15th Street from E Street NW to Maine Avenue SW
• 17th Street from C Street NW to Independence Avenue SW

Additional closures will be in place in advance of the concert to allow for setup of the venue. These include:

• 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to C Street SW will be closed from 12:01 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3 through Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.
• Madison Drive NW from 3rd Street NW to 4th Street NW will be closed from 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10 through 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Concert Entry Points

The following public entry points will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and will remain open until the concert venue can no longer accommodate additional people.

• 4th Street NW and Madison Drive NW
• 4th Street SW and Jefferson Drive SW
• 7th Street NW and Madison Drive SW
• 7th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW
• 12th Street NW and Madison Drive NW
• 12th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW
• 14th Street NW and Madison Drive NW
• 15th Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW

The following public entry points will open at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and will remain open until the concert venue can no longer accommodate additional people.

• 15th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW
• 17th Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW

To receive text alerts, advisories, traffic information, and additional updates about the concert via the Nixle community information service, text VALOR2014 to 888777.

PHOTO: Preparations are underway for The Concert for Valor; screen shot from a preview of The Concert for Valor