Participating festivals include Anjunadeep London, Gottwood, Houghton, Shambala, Junction 2, 2000trees, We Out Here, Jazz Café Festival, All Points East, Body Movements, End of the Road, Waterworks, and more.
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46 UK-based festivals have joined forces with War Child to offer fans a chance to win tickets by donating £10 to the Festivals Unite campaign. The initiative supports the charity’s efforts to help the 1-in-5 young people worldwide affected by conflict.
Events including Reading and Leeds, Anjunadeep London, Gottwood, Houghton, Shambala, Junction 2, 2000trees, We Out Here, Jazz Café Festival, All Points East, Body Movements, End of the Road and Waterworks are participating. Overseas events by UK promoters, such as Croatia’s Outlook and Snowboxx in the French Alps, are also involved.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Festivals Unite and all the teams that are donating tickets to some of the most highly anticipated festivals of the summer,” said War Child UK Music Manager, Feedy Frizzi. “I’m a strong believer that music fans truly care about making a positive impact, and this prize draw is the perfect opportunity for them to do just that while getting the chance to see some of their favourite artists live.”
“Festivals are places of love, joy, and jubilation, something that everybody should be able to experience, but that is so far away from the devastating reality faced by the millions of children that War Child seeks to protect on a daily basis,” added AIF CEO John Rostron. “By bringing together the UK festival community for this campaign, we can not only raise funds for a worthy cause but also demonstrate the good that both festivals and festival-goers can do.”
War Child currently operates in 13 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The charity provides life-saving medicines, food, and other supplies, as well as education, psychological care, and long-term protection for children affected by war. Around 473 million children globally are believed to be at risk from military conflict.
Fans can enter the prize draw until Sunday, 1st June at 23:59 BST, with winners announced the following day. Donations and entry details can be found here.
