Prize draw opens for second wave of Passport: Back To Our Roots shows
Pet Shop Boys and many more confirmed
Last updated 15th Sep 2020
The prize draw has officially opened for the second wave of Passport: Back To Our Roots shows, which will see big name artists play intimate gig venues.
Taking place on yet-to-be-announced dates when it’s safe to perform with no social distancing, the Passport: Back to Our Roots concerts are being held to raise crucial funds for grassroots music venues at risk of closure because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Pet Shop Boys, Jamie xx, Metronomy, KT Tunstall, Russell Watson and Passenger have recently been confirmed to play Passport: Back To Our Roots gigs at the following ultra-intimate venues:
Pet Shop Boys –Electric Ballroom, Camden
Jamie xx – Corsica Studios, Elephant & Castle, London
KT Tunstall - Windmill Brixton and PJ Molloys, Dunfermline
Metronomy – Patterns, Brighton
Passenger – Komedia, Brighton
Russell Watson –Stoller Hall, Manchester
The prize draw for the coveted tickets runs for three weeks and closes on Monday 5th October at 10am. To enter, fans can make a minimum pledge of £5 RIGHT HERE and winners will be able to attend a show of their choice alongside a plus one.
Enter Passport: Back To Our Roots prize draw
A massive £75,000 was raised from the first prize draw, where music fans pledged to see Ash, Elbow, Everything Everything, Public Service Broadcasting and The Slow Readers Club up close and personal. Just like the second batch of shows, these gigs will take place when it’s safe to do so.
80% of all money raised goes to the Music Venue Trust, who are distributing half of the amount to the host venue with the remainder going into their Crisis Fund, benefiting all venues in need of financial support.
The remaining 20% goes to Inner City Music, the charitable organisation that operates the multi-award winning not-for-profit historic music venue Band on the Wall in Manchester, which is responsible for the administration of the project and will cover its overheads.
The Passport: Back to Our Roots concert series has been co-founded by Sally Cook, Director of Operations at Band on the Wall, and Stephen Budd, creator of War Child’s Passport: Back to the Bars and Passport: to BRITs Week series.
They have partnered with the Music Venue Trust, who are doing incredible work trying to save many grassroots venues in dire financial straits because of the closures enforced due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Sally Cook, co-founder of Passport: Back to Our Roots said “We’re blown away by the incredible response to the first block of fundraisers, and want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated, and to every artist who pledged to play a grassroots venue show.
“The outpouring of support (we read all the comments!) just proves how important grassroots venues are to the UK’s music fans. £75k is an amazing start and will help make a real difference to the venues involved and the sector as a whole, but we’re not stopping there. We are really excited to be announcing this new group of artists this week.”