Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Lol Tolhurst of The Cure to appear for exclusive interview and book signing LEESBURG, Va. July 1, 2026 - Crossroads Music Festival (CMF) returns to Downtown Leesburg on Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2026, bringing two days of live music, local craft beer and wine, and community celebration to the heart of historic Leesburg — all to benefit charities serving children in Loudoun County. Saturday will feature "Songs & Stories from the Crossroads," an exclusive interview and book signing with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame living legend Lol Tolhurst, co-founder of The Cure, at the historic Tally Ho Theater. Tolhurst co-founded The Cure with Robert Smith in 1978, helping build one of the most influential, successful, and critically acclaimed bands of its generation — a band that sold over twenty-seven million units worldwide and earned forty Platinum and Gold Records. Tolhurst played drums on The Cure's first four albums before sw...

Five Loudoun County nonprofits selected to be grant recipients of BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival   LEESBURG, Va. (April 13, 2026) – Music will be making a difference this September for five Loudoun County nonprofit organizations. The organizations were selected to be the recipients of grant funding from proceeds of BENEFIT’s upcoming 2026  Crossroads Music Festival .   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County. BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival will take place in downtown Leesburg September 18 and 19.   The five nonprofit organizations selected to be the  recipients of grant funding to be raised through BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival include: A Hand Up - NOVA, Inc., which operates the  Northern Virginia Diaper Bank ;  Dulles South Food Pantry ;  Loudoun Educatio...

Call for musicians for BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival Musicians to be showcased in event in downtown Leesburg   LEESBURG, Va. (March 30, 2026) – BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival is returning to downtown Leesburg Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. The organization is extending a call for musicians to perform as showcase artists during the event.   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofits that provide services to children in Loudoun County. The organization’s  Crossroads Music Festival  features music performances from national and regional musicians for an event that helps support nonprofit organizations.   Musicians and bands who are interested in donating their time and performing a 60-minute showcase set are encouraged to submit their information through the online application form available at  https:// perform.BENEFIT.live   beginn...

  BENEFIT opens application process to select nonprofit beneficiaries for upcoming 2026 Crossroads Music Festival LEESBURG, Va. (Jan. 29, 2026) –  BENEFIT, a coalition of Loudoun County musicians and community leaders, is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to be selected as grant award recipients for its upcoming 2026 Crossroads Music Festival.   Nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County are encouraged to apply. BENEFIT will be accepting applications beginning  Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Applications for review are due no later than 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27. The mission of BENEFIT is to unite people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County.   The funding for grant awards will be raised from net proceeds from BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival which will take place in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, September 18 and 19.  ...

  $40K awarded among nine nonprofit organizations by BENEFIT Grant award funding from proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival  LEESBURG, Va. (November 20, 2025) – Music has made a difference for nine nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County. The nonprofit organizations were recipients of grant funding from proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2025  Crossroads Music Festival .   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County. BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival took place in downtown Leesburg in September.   A total of $40,000 was awarded among the nine nonprofit organizations.  Recipients of BENEFIT grant funding include: Food for Neighbors ; A Hand Up - NOVA, Inc., which operates the  Northern Virginia Diaper Bank ;  Loudoun Youth, Inc. ;  A Place to...

  Sister Hazel and Andy Summers slated as headliners for BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival The musicians are the Friday and Saturday headlining performers for event benefiting nonprofits in Loudoun County     Sister Hazel (photo credit:  Paul Privette)       Andy Summers (photo credit: Mo Summers) LEESBURG, Va. (June 24, 2025) – BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival, an event to raise funds for nonprofits that provide services to children in Loudoun County, will feature Sister Hazel and legendary guitarist Andy Summers as the headliner performances.   BENEFIT’s 2025  Crossroads Music Festival  will take place at multiple venues in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20.   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations providing services to children in Loudoun County.  The 2025 Crossro...

  Andy Summers to headline BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival  The Police guitarist, Grammy Award-winning artist and 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee to perform at event benefiting nonprofits in Loudoun County                                                       Andy Summers (photo credit: Mo Summers) LEESBURG, Va. (June 10, 2025) – BENEFIT’s 2025 Crossroads Music Festival, an event to raise funds for nonprofits that provide services to children in Loudoun County, will feature legendary guitarist Andy Summers.   BENEFIT’s 2025  Crossroads Music Festival  will take place at multiple venues in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20.   Andy Summers  will headline the Saturday, Sept. 20, portion of the festival with an intimate solo performance at the Tally Ho Theater,...

BENEFIT announces grant recipients   LEESBURG, Va. (April 14, 2025) – Nine nonprofit organizations have been selected as recipients of grant funding from BENEFIT.   BENEFIT  is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations serving children in Loudoun County.    A total of $30,000 was awarded among the nine nonprofit organizations. The grant funding was raised from a portion of the proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2024  Crossroads Music Festival .   Recipients of BENEFIT grant funding include: Food for Neighbors , $3,600; A Hand Up - NOVA, Inc., which operates the  Northern Virginia Diaper Bank , $3,400;  Loudoun Youth, Inc. , $3,400;  A Place to Be , $3,400;  Salvation Army of Loudoun , $3,300;  The Arc of Loudoun , $3,300;  Dulles South Food Pantry , $3,200;  Ryan Bartel Foundation , $3,200; and  Dulles South Soup Kitchen , $3,200. ...