UPDATE: Good Charlotte To Honor Slain Maryland Newspaper Employees

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UPDATE: In addition to announcing a full North American tour, Good Charlotte will be playing a benefit concert to honor workers at the Capital Gazette who were murdered by a gunman in the band’s home state.

Titled “Annapolis Rising: A Benefit For The Capital Gazette And Free Press,” the July 28 event will take place on College Avenue by Maryland State House in Annapolis and feature live music and guest speakers.

“I feel everything starts at home, it starts in your community and this is the place in Maryland that we come from. This is the place we go back to. We feel very, very deeply connected to Annapolis and it’s a very important place to us. It’s very important for us to show up for the city,” Joel Madden told The Associated Press.

Ticketing information will be made available in the coming weeks, but proceeds will benefit a fund set up for the victims and survivors, and journalism scholarships.

The shooting was carried out by an individual with a personal conflict against the newspaper June 28, killing John McNamara, Wendi Winters, Rob Hiaasen, Rebecca Smith and Gerald Fischman.

Original story: Good Charlotte is bringing the punk pop throughout North America, and has announced dates for a European outing as well.

The first North American date for the “Generation RX” tour is in Mexico City Oct. 12, followed by another gig south of the border at “Tecate Comuna” in Puebla, Mexico, Oct. 13. After that the dates are in the U.S., except for two Canadian shows in Toronto and Montreal Oct. 25-26. The tour runs until Nov. 24, when the guys rock Las Vegas. 

A pre-sale for Good Charlotte’s fan club starts July 10 at 10 a.m. local time, and the general onsale begins July 13. 

The European tour is scheduled for February 2019 and runs through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the U.K. 

The tour is supporting Good Charlotte’s forthcoming album, Generation RX, due out Sept. 14, featuring the talents of Joel Madden on vocals, Benji Madden on guitar and vocals, Billy Martin on guitar, Paul Thomas on bass and Dean Butterworth on drums. 

This year Good Charlotte has been playing lots of festivals, including Download Melbourne in Australia, Slam Dunk Festival in the U.K., and Rock am Ring and Rock Im Park in Germany and Celebrate Fairfax in Virginia. 

The most recent headline submitted for Good Charlotte is from Moore Park, Australia’s Hordern Pavilion March 26. That show also featured Chase Atlantic, Falling In Reverse, Issues and Neck Deep, moving 3,592 tickets and grossing $239,613. 

Below are the dates for the North American “Generation RX” tour:

Oct. 12 – Mexico City, Mexico – Open Air ACMX

Oct. 13 – Puebla, Mexico – Tecate Comuna

Oct. 16 – Orlando, Fla. – Hard Rock Live

Oct. 17 – Atlanta, Ga. – Tabernacle

Oct. 19 – Raleigh, N.C. – The Ritz 

Oct. 20 – Lynchburg, Va. – Phase 2

Oct. 21 – Philadelphia, Pa. – The Fillmore

Oct. 23 – Worcester, Mass. – The Palladium

Oct. 25 – Toronto, Ontario – Rebel

Oct. 26 – Montreal, Quebec – Mtelus

Oct. 27 – Syracuse, N.Y.– SI Hall at the Fairgrounds

Oct. 28 – Cleveland, Ohio – Agora Theatre

Oct. 29 – New York, N.Y. – Terminal 5

Nov. 1 – Detroit, Mich. – The Fillmore

Nov. 2  – Columbus, Ohio – Express Live!

Nov. 3 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – Monroe 20

Nov. 4 – Chicago, Ill. – Riviera Theatre

Nov. 6 – Minneapolis, Minn. – Skyway Theatre

Nov. 7 – Kansas City, Mo. – Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland

Nov. 9 – Oklahoma City, Okla. – Diamond Ballroom

Nov. 10 – San Antonio, Texas – Aztec Theater

Nov. 11 – Dallas, Texas – House of Blues

Nov. 12 – Houston, Texas – House of Blues

Nov. 14 – Denver, Colo. – Ogden Theater

Nov. 15 – Salt Lake City, Utah – The Complex

Nov. 16 – Garden City, Idaho – Revolution Concert House

Nov. 17 – Portland, Ore. – Roseland Theater

Nov. 18 – Seattle, Wash. – Showbox SODO

Nov. 20 – San Francisco, Calif. – Warfield Theater

Nov. 21 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Hollywood Palladium

Nov. 23 – Phoenix, Ariz. – The Van Buren

Nov. 24 – Las Vegas, Nev. – The Pearl at The Palms