Several big-name musical acts will play at a UNC-Chapel Hill party on Labor Day, paid for by online donations that poured in after fraternity members protected a U.S. flag from pro-Palestinian protesters on campus earlier this year.
Big & Rich, Lee Greenwood, Aaron Lewis, Five For Fighting and Cowboy Troy are scheduled to perform at Flagstock 2024, set for Sept. 2, according to the event's website.
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The date and John Rich's participation were previously reported by WRAL. No location has been announced.
Members of UNC's Alpha Epsilon Pi, Pi Kappa Phi and other fraternities attended the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee where former President Donald Trump was nominated for the third consecutive presidential election, a sign of how much attention they garnered for their actions during protests on UNC's campus in the spring.
A tongue-in-cheek GoFundMe campaign promised to throw an "epic rager" for the men, and it went viral, raising more than $515,000. John Noonan, a Washington, D.C., defense consultant, started the campaign.
A group, Pints for Patriots, was formed to plan the event.