Hayley Williams, Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow to Play LGBTQ+ Profit Live performance

In mild of Tennessee’s anti-drag laws, Allison Russell and Jason Isbell have organized Love Rising, a live performance benefitting native LGBTQ organizations set for March twentieth at Nashville’s Bridgestone Area.

Love Rising may also function performances from Hayley Williams, Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris, Hozier, Brittany Howard, Brothers Osborne, Amanda Shires, Julien Baker, Pleasure Oladokun, Yola, Jake Wesley Rogers, and Mya Byrne, with extra artists to be introduced.

The live performance advantages the Tennessee Equality Project, inclusion tennessee, OUTMemphis, and The Tennessee Pride Chamber. Moreover, The Looking Out Foundation will double any donations it receives as much as $100,000.

Love Rising comes after Tennessee handed Senate Invoice 3 and Home Invoice 9, two items of laws that ban drag performances from happening on public property, in addition to in any location the place minors may very well be current. The payments stem from the idea that drag reveals are by some means harmful to younger individuals, an extension of transphobic and homophobic ideology. Russell and Isbell spoke out in opposition to the laws in an announcement.

“As a queer, intersectional artist and mom, elevating my little one in Nashville, it’s essential to me to help these fantastic Tennessee LGBTQIA+ advocacy organizations, working so laborious to construct bridges, scale back hurt and promote equality for all Tennesseans,” Russell mentioned. “LGBTQIA+ contributions and creativity are foundational to each style of recent track and humanities efficiency. I feel it speaks volumes that so many in our group are feeling the identical name to help, have a good time and uplift!”

“Senate Invoice 3 and Home Invoice 9 are clearly focused assaults on Tennesseans who haven’t completed something fallacious,” Isbell added. “These payments add as much as an try and eradicate a beneficial a part of our group and drive good individuals to reside in concern. We are able to’t in good conscience simply stand by and let that occur.”

Tickets to Love Rising go on sale Wednesday, March eighth at 10:00 a.m. native time. Discover seats at Ticketmaster.