A month ago, Brian Eno announced Together For Palestine, a benefit concert aimed at raising its voice against genocide and collecting funds to send all necessary humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Gaza, who have been suffering daily (for more than two years now, though the conflict goes back much further) from the horrors of famine, bombings, hypothermia, and disease.
The show, scheduled for September 17 at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, is already sold out, and all proceeds will go directly to Palestinian-led NGOs on the frontlines of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. However, donations can still be made through the website of the organization Choose Love.
Over the past few weeks, various figures and artists have been confirmed to take the stage, calling for an end to the territorial occupation of Gaza and for a ceasefire by the Israeli state.
According to Eno, Together 4 Palestine was born out of the “remorse over the silence” that many in the arts world have maintained in the face of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. “The fear of reprisals, professional boycotts, or public rejection has silenced many artists. But the situation in Gaza can no longer be ignored,” the musician stated in a post on his Instagram profile.
“The scenes in Gaza have been indescribable. We write as artists who have chosen to use our public platforms to denounce the genocide taking place there and the role of the UK government in enabling it,” he added.
“Having withstood censorship campaigns, we will not stand by idly nor allow other artists—particularly those in the early stages of their careers or in other situations of professional vulnerability—to be threatened into silence or face career cancellation,” he declared.
Together For Palestine lineup: Performances and special appearances
- ADNAN JOUBRAN
- AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
- AMER HLEHEL
- BASTILLE
- BRIAN ENO
- BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
- BILAL HASNA
- CAT BURNS
- CELESTE
- CHARITHRA CHANDRAN
- DAMON ALBARN
- ELYANNA
- EL FAR3I
- FARAJ SULEIMAN
- GREENTEA PENG
- GUY PEARCE
- HOT CHIP
- JAMEELA JAMIL
- JAMES BLAKE
- JAMIE XX
- KING KRULE
- LEIGH-ANNE
- LOUIS THEROUX
- MABEL
- MOTAZ MALHEES
- NADINE SHAH
- NAI BARGHOUTI
- OBONGJAYAR
- PALOMA FAITH
- PINKPANTHERESS
- PORTISHEAD
- RACHEL CHINOURIRI
- RAMY YOUSSEFI
- RINA SAWAYAMA
- RIZ AHMED
- SAINT LEVANT
- SAMPHA
- STEPHEN KAPOS
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