The initial lineup for the Together for Palestine benefit concert helmed by Brian Eno has been announced, with Damon Albarn, Jamie xx, and Rina Sawayama among the artists confirmed. It takes place at London’s Wembley Arena on September 17th.
In addition to Palestinian musicians Adnan Joubran, Faraj Suleiman, and Nai Barghouti, they will be joined by James Blake, PinkPantheress, King Krule, and Hot Chip. This initial wave of performers is rounded out by Bastille, Cat Burns, Greentea Peng, Mabel, Obongjayar, Paloma Faith, Rachel Chinouriri, Riz Ahmed, and Sampha. Sawayama, PinkPantheress, and Ahmed’s appearances are described as “one-off contributions.”
100% of the ticket price (minus additional fees) will be donated to Choose Love , a British charity partnered with Palestinian-led