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Elbow, The Vaccines and You Me at Six are the latest artists to announce gigs in tiny venues for War Child. Full details below.
O2 and War Child are collaborating to present Passport Back To the Bars, a week of one-off intimate events in 100-300 capacity venues in February. New additions to the line up, Elbow, The Vaccines and You Me At Six, join confirmed acts Duran Duran, Bastille and Mark Gardener and Andy Bell of Ride.
The idea is that these are 'the smallest gigs making the biggest difference' - to enter a lottery to win tickets you must simply make a donation of £4.50 to War Child, a charity which supports children in war zones.
The venues include pubs, living rooms, Wilton's Music Hall, and for Elbow a return to the venue where they played their first ever gig. Guy Garvey said that 'The work that War Child continues to do throughout the world is truly humbling. We were part of the original Passport shows, and to be able to participate again on its 10th anniversary is amazing. To return to The Roadhouse, our spiritual home in Manchester, just makes it even better.”
More information can be found at warchildpassport.org.uk.
February
16: The Vaccines, Dublin Castle, London
19: Duran Duran, Wilton’s Music Hall, London
19: RIDE, 100 Club, London
22: You Me At Six, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London
23: Bastille, Sofar Sounds House Party, London
24: Elbow, The Roadhouse, Manchester
