benefit concert for HOPING
16 October 2004HOPING for Palestine benefit concert
Primal Scream and Spiritualized performed a benefit concert for the HOPING Foundation at the Brixton Academy on 16 October 2004. They were joined on stage by Nick Cave and sold out the 5000 capacity venue within hours.
Bobby Gillespie, lead singer of Primal Scream, wrote about the concert in the comments page of The Guardian:
Here's Hoping: Why I'm playing Britain's first major gig for
Palestine
The Guardian, Friday October 15, 2004
“Tomorrow our band Primal
Scream, together with Spiritualized and some other special guests,
are playing in London for the children of Palestine. As far as I know,
it's the first time that a benefit gig has been staged on this scale
in Britain for the Palestinian people.”
view
the full article here…
Concert scarf and tee shirt
HOPING Foundation’s scarf and tee shirts, designed exclusively
by Bella Freud to coincide with the benefit concert,
were featured in the March 2005 issue of Vogue. Many charities
are using merchandise as key fundraising tools – HOPING’s
garments are cited by Ellen Burney as a prime example. “It’s
very important to have really cool merchandising as it means that
people are inadvertantly drawn to the charity,” says Freud.
Scarf: 50% wool, 50% acrylic. One size only. Priced
at £25 plus post
and packing.
Tee shirt: Available in black or beige.
Listed on reverse are bands and DJs who performed at October's Benefit
Concert (printed in silver on black tees, gold on beige tees). 100%
pre-shrunk cotton, available in Women's and Men's sizes (M,L,XL).
Priced at £15
plus post and packing.
Concert DVD
A live recording of HOPING’s sell-out concert. Released in
March 2005 and available at all major DVD stockists, this exclusive
DVD features performances by Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Nick Cave,
and Steve Mason from the Beta Band. With an introduction by Kate
Moss and back-stage Interviews by Manni (Stone Roses/Primal Scream).
Concert photos
The HOPING Foundation and Livewire are delighted
to announce a world first: an exciting new service that enables
you to buy souvenir photographs taken at the concert just hours
after the event. Your purchase helps the HOPING Foundation too,
as 70% of all sales will be instantly donated to the charity.
Buy concert photos
here…
