If you’ve been following the media coverage of the devastating earthquake in Haiti then the chances are you couldn’t fail to have been moved by the desparate plight of the survivors. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and is the least able to cope with such a tragedy. Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, many thousands more are injured, and millions are homeless.
It’s at times like these that Liverpool’s music community steps up to the fore and makes a very real and positive contribution to help those who need it. And you can help too.
Below are the details of four benefit gigs which will be raising money for Plan, a child-centred community development organisation which has been working in Haiti for many years and which is already contributing to the relief effort at the heart of the affected areas. More information can be found at their website www.plan-uk.org
Me Nan Loves… Haiti
Thursday 28th January @ The Magnet, Hardman Street
9.00pm to 4.00am
Minimum £3 donation
Hip-Hop, Reggae and Dub-Step pioneers ‘Me Nan Loves…’ present their Haiti benefit at the Magnet.
Line-up includes:
- ASM (A State of Mind)
- We the Undersigned
- Fieldhouse
- The James Whitehouse Band
- plus ‘Me Nan Loves…’ resident djs and more!
Facebook event page here
Love Haiti
Friday 29th January @ The Cavern Club, Mathew Street
8.00pm to 2.00am
This is the biggie! This fantastic event features an amazing line-up.
Compere: Frank Sidebottom
Brian Nash (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Nigel Clarke (Dodgy)
Ian Prowse (Amsterdam, Pele)
Thomas Lang
Alun Parry
Al O’Hare
Darren Poyzer
Clare “Fluff” Smith.
Tickets are £10 from
If you can contribute to this event in any way (maybe by offering a prize for the raffle/auction) email love@love-haiti.org
Facebook event page here
The Masque’s Haiti Benefit
Friday 5th February @ The Masque, Seel Street
8.00pm to 2.00am
The Masque present their Haiti benefit gig, to be held in the Theatre room, £5 entry and chance to buy tickets for the Masque Raffle!
- Compere: Gonzo
- John Head (Shack)
- Barry Sutton (The La’s)
- 15 Storeys
- Laney Murphy
- James Walsh (Starsailor)
- DJ: Tracey Mixed Bag
Facebook event page here
The Zanzibar’s Haiti Benefit
Sunday 14th February @ The Zanzibar, Seel Street
1.00pm to 1.00am
£5 entry, plus raffle
The man behind the overwhelmingly successful ‘Liverpool Tsunday at the Zanzibar’, in aid of the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004, returns to The Zanzi to help the Haiti Benefit cause. Line-up to be announced shortly.
20 bands, 1pm-1am, 4 songs each.
acts/djs TBC
Facebook event page here