Brian Eno and Together For Palestine are collaborating to hold a fundraiser for Palestinians, which is described as “a gathering of artists, musicians, and people for whom silence feels impossible.”
English musician, songwriter, and activist, Brian Eno has just announced a one-off fundraiser show at Wembley in support of the people of Palestine.
Termed as a ‘gathering of artists, musicians and people for whom silence feels impossible’, Eno took to his social media pages to announce the one-off show called Together for Palestine.
The show will take place on September 17 at OVO Arena Wembley and will see Eno donning the hat of an executive producer along with Khaled Ziada, Khalid Abdalla and Tracey Seaward. It comes after furious Bob Geldof issued a desperate plea on Sky News to save babies in Gaza.
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Captioning his post as “a letter to artist friends”, Eno explained why he is organising the event via a carousel of pictures with text, stating: “I’ve had the good fortune to work with some of the world’s most remarkable artists for over 50 years. But one of my biggest regrets is that during that time so many of us have remained silent about Palestine. Often that silence has come from fear — real fear — that speaking out could provoke a backlash, close doors or end a career.
However, that is now changing, partly because some activists and artists have blazed the path, but mostly because the reality of what is happening has become unfathomable.
Eno continued, “It’s not a mystery, and it’s not a blur of competing narratives that makes it “unintelligible.” The moral message is clear when dozens of non-partisan organizations, including Amnesty International and Doctors Without Borders, refer to it as genocide. We are unable to remain silent.
The musician then stated that he is supporting Together for Palestine by hosting a concert at Wembley Arena on September 17th. “A night of music, reflection, and hope.
This evening should serve as a courageous opportunity for artists to speak the truth to their hearts, as I believe it should be. This is a chance for us to stand together and say, “This can’t continue, whether it be on stage or on video.”
The Spider and I singer added that “every penny raised will go to Palestinian partners through Choose Love, a UK charity that supports local humanitarians in conflict zones.” We can raise millions of dollars to provide desperately needed aid to Gazan families.
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Beyond financial support, the With or Without You producer asserted that the show is about “sending a message of love and solidarity to the Palestinian people that they haven’t been forgotten.”
We hear and see them, and even though we may be far away, we are profoundly connected, Eno said.
Brian Eno has consistently used his platform to support Palestine. Earlier this year, he urged Microsoft to cut ties with Israel and pledged to donate his fee from composing the Windows 95 chime to aid Palestine. In 2024, he called on the International Criminal Court to prosecute war crimes through an open letter addressed to the judges of the body.
Eno and Nadine Shah both previously attended a benefit event for Palestine in April at the London Union Chapel. Eno and Fontaines D. C., R. E. M., and Bastille members also read Palestinians’ letters as part of the “Voices For Gaza” initiative.
More recently, he joined Kneecap, Fontaines D.C., Garbage, and others in publicly supporting a musicians’ alliance led by Massive Attack, which speaks out against “intimidations from within” the music industry towards those supporting Palestine.
Source: Mirror
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