At the largest Gaza fundraiser in the UK, Together for Palestine, notable people showed up on Wednesday at Wembley Arena to demand an end to the siege of Gaza. They raised £1.5 million, gave speeches, and gave performances.
Dozens of artists, actors, activists, musicians and journalists flooded the stage in Wembley on Wednesday 17 September, in a grand show of support for Palestine. The Together For Palestine concert saw notable figures come to support Palestinian-led organisations amidst the humanitarian crisis in Palestine.
A pre-recorded video featuring Grammy-winning actors Billie Eilish and Finneas, Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy, and award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, along with other celebrities, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza ahead of the concert.
Florence Pugh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, and performances by PinkPantheress and Bastille, as well as Palestinian artists Saint Levant and Elyanna, all actively showing their support for Palestine, were among the 69 celebrities who showed up at the arena.
The event raised a staggering £1.5 million which was announced by actress and activist Jameela Jamil at 10pm. Ticket sales alone raised an estimated £500,000. The performance that drew the loudest ovation was when Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper, Neneh Cherry joined London artist, Greentea Peng to perform her Grammy-nominated hit, Seven Seconds.
Nicola Coughlan claims that Palestinian artists have said “nothing” about Palestine.
Nicola Coughlan has long shown support and raised money for Palestine. Last year, she organised two fundraisers: her first one raised €70,000 (£60,000) and her second fundraiser, €1.7 million (£1.4 million). The proceeds went to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, ActionAid UK, and Medical Aid For Palestine. Since then she has raised over €500,000 (£433,000) for Medical Aid for Palestine.
Coughlan has previously stated that she has a connection to Palestine because of the occupation of her own country.
There are many artists I love, and I know you love, who have hundreds of millions of followers, and they are not saying anything, Coughlan so obediently said at the concert.
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Florence Pugh presses the government to make changes.
Florence Pugh, was one of the 400+ public figures who signed the open letter from Choose Love in July 2025 to the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer to end the atrocities in Gaza.
Florence praised the number of attendees at the Together For Palestine event and resolutely reaffirmed that silence in the face of such suffering is not neutral. It is “complicity” in this.
She thanked the audience and came to the conclusion that “pressure must be applied to the governments””.
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Who cares about my career, asks the Bridgeton star? because she represents Palestine
Charithra Chandran, who played Edwina Sharma in Bridgeton, was one of the many artists who signed the letter, Artists4Ceasefire to then US President Joe Biden back in October 2023 and has consistently spoken out for Palestine on her platform.
When asked about her career being in jeopardy for supporting Palestine at the event on Wednesday, she responded, “Children are dying, who cares about my career”?
Richard Gere pleading with Trump to put an end to Palestine’s “craziness.”
Hollywood actor Richard Gere, a longstanding humanitarian for many causes, criticised Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies on the Palestinian and Israeli settlement expansions in the occupied West Bank back in 2017, when he visited Jerusalem for a local premiere for his film.
He made the famous remark, “Netanyahu must go,” when he took to the stage at Together For Palestine.
He continued, citing President Trump as the only person who could stop this entire situation in a single day. He could put an end to all this craziness in a single day.
During their performance, Gorillaz make a virtual stand.
Gorillaz have been well-known for their political music for years, since they started in 1998. Their latest single, “The Happy Dictator” featured American pop and rock duo Sparks. Gorillaz spoke to Rolling Stone UK and Damon Albarn said the song “touches that sweet spot between making something that’s fun and also got some social, political clout to it”.
The band’s strong support for Palestine was revealed during their virtual stand during their Together For Palestine performance.
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