Busking for Ukraine
Saturday 19th March 10am-5pm
Busking for Ukraine is a live music event with an ambition to bring Plymouth together in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. A collective of local musicians are giving their precious time to raise funds for Ukrainians that have been forced to leave their homes and seek refuge.
Plymouth4Buskers UK has teamed up with Heyday Events to bring one of the most significant busking events of the year to our city. We will be assembling a centre stage on Royal Parade (Where the big screen used to be) for Plymouth's finest local musicians including the incredible blues and soul singer Joanna Cooke, Jamie Yost with his folk alt pop-soul, Elani Evangelou, a neo-soul singer-songwriter, and Tom Baker with his upbeat acoustic classics. Plus so many more incredible local artists.
Michelle Rysdale, from Heyday Events said ‘We are really excited for this event on Saturday, we are overwhelmed with the incredible local artistic talent that have offered their time. This event aims to raise money for an incredible organisation called Fight for Right, who are a female and disability-led charity that are spearheading the complicated task of supporting, sheltering and evacuating disabled people from the war-torn areas of Ukraine.
Performers giving up their time for free include: Joanna Cooke, Russel Sinclair, Dave Budd, Tom Baker, Down on the Upside, Jake Bradshaw, Manuka, Jen Brunt, Kat Towers, Geoff Blake-Lobb, Phil De Glass, Jill Cole, Horse with No Name and Elani Evangelou.
Money raised will go to: Fight for Right – A female and disability led NGO based in Ukraine to help provide shelter, support and evacuation for disabled Ukrainians.
