Dead & Company Will Do N.C. Show, Donate $100,000 to LGBT Groups

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Dead & Company Will Do N.C. Show, Donate $100,000 to LGBT Groups

http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/6/03/dead-company-will-do-nc-show-donate-100000-lgbt-groups

The Advocate/BY YEZMIN VILLARREAL JUNE 03 2016 7:04 PM EDT

"Dead & Company go on with its June 10 North Carolina show and donate $100,000 to LGBT organizations instead of boycotting the state for passing House Bill 2, as some other entertainers have.

In a statement posted on their Facebook page Thursday, band members said they deliberated on whether they should cancel their Charlotte show to send a message against HB 2 but decided donating money was the "most effective way to move forward." Dead & Company includes former Grateful Dead members, along with pop singer John Mayer."