Belsonic and Emerge Festival raise over £15,000 for Cancer Fund for Children
Two of Northern Ireland’s largest outdoor music events have collectively raised over £15,000 for Cancer Fund for Children through public donations this year across both events. The long-standing relationship has been in place since 2008 and continues to support the vital work of the Charity.
Cormac McMullan (Cancer Fund for Children) said; "We are so thankful to Alan, his team and the general public who donated at Belsonic and EMERGE concerts throughout 2024, raising an incredible £15,133.83.
"Every year Cancer Fund for Children provides emotional and therapeutic support to over 1,500 children and young people to help them better cope with the impact of cancer. We can’t deliver this without the support of longstanding charity partners like Belsonic and EMERGE. In Northern Ireland we currently receive no government funding, and we are so grateful to Belsonic, EMERGE and the NI public for continuing to raise vital funds to help us ensure that no child has to face cancer alone.”
Alan Simms (Promoter) commented; “We have worked with the “Cancer Fund for Children” now for many years and have the greatest respect and admiration for the good work they do in the community helping families dealing with the most challenging of circumstances. We’d also like to thank Belsonic and EMERGE customers for their appreciation and generosity in contributing to this great cause.”
For more information: cancerfundforchildren.com
Take a look at next year's Belsonic headliners 👇
Stereophonics - Thursday 5th Jun 2025
Starting in Belfast at Belsonic, Stereophonics will play some of the UK and Ireland's biggest venues including Dublin St. Anne's Park, Cork Virgin Media Park, London Finsbury Park, Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium, and Glasgow Bellahouston Park as part of Summer Sessions. The tour culminates with a huge hometown return to Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
Kelly said: "Being on the road again with my best friends, playing all the hits of this bands catalogue, for people in huge outdoor gatherings through the summer of 2025 makes me so excited, we should make a new album…oh wait …we already did that! See ya there for more good times….TUNE!!! TUNE!!! TUNE!!"
Lush! Classical - Saturday 7th June 2025
After 8 years of sell out SSE Arena shows, Lush! Classical is moving outdoors for their only show next year and its their biggest show to date!
Joining forces with Belsonic to deliver a magical evening where the Ulster Orchestra meets dance anthems, and the results are quite simply out of this world.
Charli XCX - Wednesday 28th June 2025
Pop Star Charli XCX is pleased to announce a headline show at Belsonic next summer, with special guest, The Japanese House.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output.
Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
Snow Patrol - Saturday 21st June 2025
Snow Patrol are set to perform to a home-crowd next summer for Belsonic 2025. Their stunning number one new album 'The Forest Is The Path' featuring new single 'Everything's Here And Nothing's Lost' is out now.
Now comprising the trio of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid, Snow Patrol offered the first tastes of their extraordinary new album with singles 'The Beginning', 'This Is The Sound Of Your Voice' and 'All'.
Justin Timberlake - Thursday 26th June 2025
Fans can expect to hear their favourite hit singles spanning across Justin Timberlake's entire catalogue alongside singles from his latest album Everything I Thought It Was. Justin's sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was, is now available on all platforms.
Throughout his career, he's sold over 54 million albums and 63 million singles globally, and a further 70 million records as the lead vocalist of *NSYNC.
blk. - Friday 27th June 2025
Following a Sold Out 3 Arena and Emerge Belfast shows, one of Ireland's fastest rising DJ/Producers blk. is pleased to announce his biggest Irish headline show to date at Belsonic, Ormeau Park, Belfast on Friday 27th June 2025.
blk. has been booked as the main headliner for some of the UK and Europe's biggest underground dance music and commercial festivals and is pushing huge boundaries with his music. With his own platforms amassing a huge 30+ million plays across some of his tracks on SoundCloud and having his own monthly fan base of 200k+ listeners on Spotify alone, the best is still yet to come.⠀
Alanis Morissette - Monday 30th June 2025
Since 1995, Alanis Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music.
Morissette's 1995 album JAGGED LITTLE PILL was a tour de force that changed the sound of pop music around the world. It was followed by nine more eclectic and acclaimed albums. She has contributed musically to theatrical releases and has acted on the big and small screen.
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