More than three decades before Turnstile’s Washington Monument benefit show, fellow D.C. post-hardcore band Fugazi played the largest show of their career on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The entirely free concert was held in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington.
For comparison, Fugazi’s 1993 performance drew an estimated 5,000 people to the National Mall, while Turnstile’s recent show attracted a crowd of more than 50,000 (video via Sean Capone).