ITV have announced that its Concert for Ukraine event, due to take place next week in Birmingham, will feature Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Gregory Porter, Emili Sandé and Snow Patrol.
The two-hour benefit show was first announced last week, but now the line-up has been revealed with more acts set to be announced in the coming days. The show will air on 29th March and all proceeds will go toward the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
This will include all sponsorship and advertising revenue generated from the show’s broadcast, which is estimated to bring in some £3 million.
Tickets for the event, which is due to be held at Birmingham’s Resort World Arena, go on sale from tomorrow (22nd March) – for your chance to purchase them, click here.
💙💛 @Camila_Cabello, @edsheeran, @emelisande, @GregoryPorter and @snowpatrol are the first performers to be announced for Concert for Ukraine, a two hour fundraiser event raising money for the @decappeal humanitarian appeal in Ukraine on Tuesday 29 March on ITV 🌻 pic.twitter.com/TnoBCfWX3f
— ITV (@ITV) March 21, 2022
The show is being produced by ITV in conjunction with Global Media & Entertainment, which will also broadcast live, behind-the-scenes coverage on both its Heart and Capital stations.
Ahead of the event, Cabello said: “One of the biggest needs is to get funds to organisations who can serve these communities directly, so we’re focusing our efforts on doing that as quickly as we can.”
Emile Sandé, meanwhile, added: “I will be singing to try to help every human being forced to flee their home and in solidarity with those being racially discriminated against even within this humanitarian crisis.
“Nobody should be refused access to relief, aid and the right to cross the border to safety, and I’m pleased for the chance to support the DEC’s appeal to help all people whose lives have been affected by the conflict.”
Camila Cabello will perform at ITV’s Concert for Ukraine next week.
The event is one of numerous responses from the world of arts and entertainment to try and garner aid and support for those affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine, which now enters its 26th day of conflict after the Vladimir Putin-ordered assault on the country on 24th February. The UN recently estimated that some 10 million have been displaced as a result of the crisis.
Later this week, Shepherd’s Bush Empire will also host a benefit concert, involving musical acts like The Subways and Andy Bell, as well as performances from comediansm including James Acaster and Shappi Khorsandi.
Yesterday, too, Epic Games confirmed that all the proceeds generated from its hugely popular Fortnite game – between 20th March and 3rd April – will go towards humanitarian relief for those affected by the conflict.
