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Announcing the Sept. 24 "Concert for
Charlottesville" on its website on Wednesday, the Dave Matthews
Band said the show would be free for students, faculty and staff
at the University of Virginia and for people in the
Charlottesville area.
The rock band, best known for hits like "Ants Marching" and "So
Much To Say," was formed in Charlottesville in 1991. The group
will be joined in the concert by country singer Chris Stapleton,
The Roots and other musicians
An August rally organized by white nationalists to protest the
planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
became deadly when a counter-protester was killed by a car
driven into a crowd.
While the concert is free, those attending were encouraged to
make a donation to the Concert for Charlottesville Fund that the
band said will benefit victims of the August clashes, their
families, first responders, and organizations that promote
healing, unity and justice locally and nationwide.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant in Los Angeles)
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