The event aims to raise funds for the “Together For Palestine” fund, with all ticket proceeds benefiting Choose Love, a charity supporting Palestinian organizations providing humanitarian aid. Additional artists are expected to join, and tickets are already on sale.
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Jamie xx, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn
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Jossy Fernandez-Marly, CEO and co-founder of Choose Love, highlighted the efforts of Palestinian aid groups. “Over the past 20 months, our partners have delivered food, water, and urgent medical aid, often without sleep, food, or proper equipment,” she said.
“This event aims to raise millions for these heroes to continue their life-saving work, sending a message of solidarity, hope, and gratitude.” A second concert, Gig For Gaza, is slated for October 17 at London’s Troxy, featuring Paul Weller, Inhaler and Primal Scream, with proceeds supporting Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and Gaza Forever.
“A genocide unfolding in real time on our screens. I come from a family of pacifists. I have been taught, and I believe, that pacifism is an action. Peace is an action. To live peacefully requires vision and commitment. To act with humanity towards one another, that too is a decision.
“Music has taken me around the world, it is the sum of everything I know and trust and believe in – respect, collaboration, shared experience. I am grateful for this opportunity to act in solidarity with the Palestinian people and also celebrate the music and culture from the region.”
