The BRIT Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Show Programme

Main image: The 1975 Inset: AJ Tracey
Jordan Curtis Hughes
Fans of live music in London
have been in seventh heaven this
month, thanks to twelve generous
music acts, and BRITs Week.
Catfish and The Bottlemen kicked
things off with a rip-roaring show held
at West London’s newest venue, the
2000 capacity Exhibition London.
Gigs by Yungblud, Louis Tomlinson
and Tom Walker proved just how
eclectic the line-up is at this, the
sixth annual fundraiser held in
aid of the charity War Child.
And Jack Savoretti, Declan McKenna,
Sigrid, Bombay Bicycle Club and
Gang of Youths were also among
those who gave the time and
talent to support the cause.
There’s even a trio of events still to
go, while we all recover from tonight’s
celebrations. You can see Tom
Grennan and Nothing But Thieves
doing their thing before Bastille
deliver a must-see show, the exciting
Bastille Reorchestrated, at the London
Palladium on Saturday February 22.
Tickets for the Bastille and Catfish
& The Bottlemen shows sold out
within minutes after going on sale
via britsweekwarchild.co.uk
Although most events offered a strictly
limited number of tickets to buy, only
a lucky (and incredibly quick off the
mark) few secured them this way. The
majority were distributed via a highly
successful raffle. Each donation of £5
secured one raffle entry, the fairest
way to distribute tickets for these
over-subscribed, must-see shows.
The small capacity venues add
to the exclusivity and unique
atmosphere of the events.
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official BRITs Week partner, for
exclusive content and more.
BRITs Week is run in association
with The BRITs and The O2, in
support the charity War Child.
And BRITs Week shows, along with
the successful BRITs All Back To Mine
strand they replaced, have raised
a massive £4.5m since 2009.
War Child works to improve the lives
of children living in the world’s many
conflict zones. Currently the charity
has NGOs on the ground in Syria,
Iraq, Afghanistan, Central African
Republic, Burundi, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, South Sudan and
Yemen. The also operate in refugee
camps in Palestine and Jordan.
The charity was founded in 1993 by
documentary makers David Wilson
and Nick Leeson who were prompted
to act when they witnessed firsthand
the devastation wreaked upon
children in the Balkan conflict.
As well delivering aid in situ, the charity
advocates for child-centred UK policy
such as prioritising children’s human
rights above “national economic and
security interests…post Brexit” and
lobbying for the humanitarian return of
the displaced children of IS personnel.
The work of War Child continues
as more kids are sadly caught
up in conflict every year.
FEBRUARY 2020
SATURDAY 8
CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
EXHIBITION LONDON
MONDAY 10
YUNGBLUD
CAMDEN ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY 11
JACK SAVORETTI
OMEARA
WEDNESDAY 12
DECLAN MCKENNA
ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL
THURSDAY 13
LOUIS TOMLINSON
SCALA
FRIDAY 14
TOM WALKER
OMEARA
SUNDAY 16
SIGRID
OMEARA
SUNDAY 16
BOMBAY
BICYCLE CLUB
BUSH HALL
MONDAY 17
GANG OF YOUTHS
OMEARA
WEDNESDAY 19
TOM GRENNAN
BUSH HALL
FRIDAY 21
NOTHING BUT
THIEVES
THE DOME
SATURDAY 22
BASTILLE REORCHESTRATED
LONDON PALLADIUM
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