A welcome concert serving as a fundraiser at the plush W Hotel in downtown Washington is planned for right after the New Year for about a dozen freshmen Republicans.

We know that country singer LeAnn Rimes will be performing and that incoming House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and other top House GOP brass have been invited. But questions remain, including how much a ticket costs, as the invitation says you must contact the fundraising consultants “to get your complete invitation package.” When Party Time called, the group said they would only release details to people actually interested in attending.

The dozen freshmen, half of whom are associated with the Tea Party, according to an analysis by the New York Times, hail from all across the country. The fundraiser will raise money for a recently-formed joint fundraising committee called America’s New Majority, for which Rep.-elect Jeff Denham, R-Calif., appears to be the ringleader.

In the committee’s initial Federal Election Commission filing, in November, Denham’s campaign committee was the only participating committee and the Fresno politician was also named the treasurer.

However, the dozen campaign committees were added in an amended statement filed a week ago, and Denham is no longer the treasurer.

A joint fundraising committee must disburse its proceeds to at least two other committees, one of which has to be a committee for a federal candidate.

Here’s a list of all the participating members-elect:

Jeff Denham, R-Calif.

Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn. (Tea Party)

Robert Dold, R-Ill. (Tea Party)

Renee Ellmers, R-N.C. (Tea Party)

Jeff Landry, R-La. (Tea Party)

Tom Marino, R-Pa.

Tom Reed, R-N.Y.

David Rivera, R-Fla.

Jon Runyan, R-N.J.

Steve Southerland, R-Fla. (Tea Party)

Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind. (Tea Party)

Kevin Yoder. R-Kan.

Until we know more about the concert, we’ll have to be content watching LeAnn Rimes’ new Grammy-nominated video of her performing “Swingin’.”

Money ain’t a thang for Jay-Z and it won’t be for several lawmakers who are hoping to cash in on the rapper’s upcoming concert at the Verizon Center.

Rep. Andre Carson (D, IN-7), Rep. John Larson (D, CT-1), Rep. Sanford Bishop (D, GA-2), Rep. Ed Towns (D, NY-10), and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D, NY-11), will all host fundraisers at the Jay-Z concert on March 3. Of the five, only Clarke and Towns draw logical connections to the rapper, who is described as a “fellow Brooklyn native” in Clarke’s invitation and “Brooklyn’s own” in Towns’ invitation.

At least three different lawmakers are planning fundraisers around a Fleetwood Mac concert on March 10 at the Verizon Center: Rep. Allen Boyd, for his leadership PAC, Harvest Pac;  Rep. Ellen Tauscher; and Rep. Joseph Crowley.

They’re asking for different contribution amounts for the privelege of bopping along to “Second Hand News.” Boyd is asking for $2,500 per PAC; Tauscher for $2,000 per PAC, $1,000 in individual contributions; and Crowley ditto what Tauscher said. That’s quite a mark up– I just did a search at Ticketmaster and found a ticket for a considerably cheaper amount, $167.95.

I wonder if there are any GOP fans of Fleetwood Mac out there? If so, we don’t have copies of those invitations. Perhaps the band is verboten ever since President Bill Clinton used “Don’t Stop” as part of his campaign. If you know of any Republicans planning to fundraise around Fleetwood Mac, please send the details on over. 

Other recent fundraising events centering around concerts include an Eagles concert for Sen. Tom Harkin’s leadership PAC, To Organize a Majority PAC back; an evening with The Who to benefit Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a Janet Jackson concert for Rep. Bennie Thompson’s Secure PAC, and a Celine Dion concert for now former Rep. Phil English.

Thanks to Asher Berman for help with this post.