Edge reveals Amnesty tour
Amnesty International’s new ambassador of conscience, Peter Gabriel, was aided by The Edge at the launch at the Hard Rock Café in London where a preliminary list of 500 “Small Places” concerts was unveiled.
The Small Places tour is Amnesty International’s most ambitious global music and human rights project since the Human Rights Now! Tour in 1988.
The tour marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt’s call for “concerted citizen action” in her famous “small places” speech in 1958, musicians are being asked to raise their voices in song and action in support of Amnesty’s work on human rights.
Among the artists who will be supporting Amnesty in Ireland are Duke Special, Neil Hannon, Paddy Casey, Paul Brady, The Blizzards and the Pale.
The tour is human rights conscious as well as environmentally friendly. Artists worldwide can raise funds and awareness by performing benefit concerts, offering premium-seating packages, or auctioning off meet and greets and other unique fan experiences during their scheduled touring cycle.
Art For Amnesty’s Bill Shipsey said: “We’ll be reaching more people than all our previous music ventures combined, without impacting the environment in a negative way...”
“We are excited at the prospect of great music and human rights awareness happening throughout the country over the next three months,” said Colm O’Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland.
Confirmed gigs in the Irish Small Places tour:
September 25 — Danny Byrnes, Mullingar; The Aftermath, Vest Varro, Pete Doran, Pete Courtney, Dave Payton, Immate.
October 14 — Vicar Street, Dublin; Duke Special/Neil Hannon.
November 6 — Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick; Ham Sandwich.
November 11 — Roisin Dubh, Galway; Cathy Davey.
November 14 — The Forum, Waterford; Republic of Loose.
November 27 — The Spirit Store, Dundalk; The Flaws and The Kinetics.
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