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Ed Sheeran to perform for World Refugee Day
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 24 July 2017
Ed Sheeran has announced that he will play a show in support of Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds’ Give A Home concert series for World Refugee Day in September.
As previously reported, various shows around the world will take place under the Give A Home banner on 20 Sep, with artists including Jessie Ware, Jack Garratt, Kate Tempest, Billy Bragg, Oh Wonder, The National, KT Tunstall, Lianne La Havas, Zero 7 and Wild Beasts already committed. The shows will also bring together refugees and local communities, and activists will speak alongside the musical performances.
In a statement, Sheeran said: “We all deserve a home, not just the memory of one. That’s why I’m proud to join Amnesty International and Sofar’s Give A Home campaign in raising awareness for the global refugee crisis and funds for Amnesty’s important work”.
Sheeran’s show will take place in Washington, DC. However, like all other performances as part of the initiative, the exact location will be kept a secret until the day. Performing alongside him will be Jean-Jean Bashengezi, aka Jaja, a musician who fled the Democratic Republic Of Congo on 1994.
You can apply for tickets for all of the shows in the Give A Home series at sofarsounds.com/giveahome
