Antytila: Ukrainian Band Asks Ed Sheeran To Join His Charity Performance
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‘Our band will perform our music in Kyiv. A city that has never surrendered to the Russian occupiers and will never surrender,’ Antytila told Sheeran. Antytila, a Ukrainian band, has asked Ed Sheeran whether they can perform at the ‘Concert For Ukraine’ from afar.
Is there going to be a performance “under the bomb”?
Ed Sheeran isn’t the only one who wants to perform for a good cause. Antytila, a Ukrainian pop-rock band, has released a now-viral TikTok video. Asking him if they may perform “under the bombs” during the upcoming Concert. For Ukraine charities benefit remotely from Kyiv, headquartered. Sheeran is already due to perform at the Resorts World Arena. Which is in Birmingham England, on March 29 among a slew of other big-name musicians. Profits used to assist Ukraine’s most vulnerable citizens as war tensions rise.
What message did the Antytila convey?
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“Greetings from Kyiv to you, @Ed Sheeran!” We propose a live broadcast between Kyiv and Birmingham. WEith Antytila joining the show remotely,” they said in the title of their video to the 31-year-old British musician. Outside of a war-torn building, a trio of the band’s members dressed in military uniforms. Delivered a message of thanks for British help in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion. In the video, one of the band members says, “Through music, we want to show the world that Ukraine is powerful and unconquered”. “We’ll battle and sing our way to victory in front of the entire globe.”
Sheeran’s agents contacted for comment by The Washington Post. Cabello, Camila Snow Patrol, Emeli Sandé, Becky Hill, Nile Rodgers, Gregory Porter, Tom Odell, and The Manic Street Preachers are among the artists scheduled to appear. The show will be hosted by Emma Bunton, Marvin Humes, and Ronan Kemp, and will air on ITV. Earlier this week, tickets for the two-hour live special went on sale.
The proceeds from the performance will be donated
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The show’s proceeds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. In Ukraine, the group provides food, water, housing, and medical assistance to refugees. Income from ITV’s advertising and sponsorship will also go to the relief fund. “I will be singing to attempt to support every innocent human being. Forced to escape their home and to stand in solidarity. With those racially discriminated against even inside this humanitarian crisis,” said Sandé in a statement. “No one should be denied assistance. Aid, or the ability to cross the border to safety. She continued, “and I’m grateful for the opportunity to support the DEC’s appeal to assist all individuals whose lives affected by the crisis.”
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