DONATE-A-DATE
DONATE-A-DATE

Moby Supports D-A-D

DONATE-A-DATE is an opportunity for bands to support the work of Youth Music with the percentage of proceeds from a concert.

Multi-million selling artist Moby is the latest big name to support Youth Music’s DONATE-A-DATE campaign. 

Brian McFadden

Former Westlife member Brian McFadden is the latest big name to support Youth Music’s DONATE-A-DATE campaign by inviting fans backstage at Shepherd's Bush Empire

Estelle

MOBO award winner Estelle is the latest big name artist to support Youth Music’s DONATE-A-DATE campaign by inviting aspiring young musicians to meet her backstage on her first headline tour.

Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland, one third of best-selling US pop group Destiny's Child, is supporting Youth Music's DONATE-A-DATE initiative by donating 10 tickets to each of her UK shows.

 

V

Boyband newcomers, V, are the latest musical celebrities to support Youth Music’s DONATE-A-DATE campaign by inviting aspiring young musicians to meet them backstage on their upcoming arena tour. 

Spooks

Hip Hop legends Arrested Development, The Spooks and Lifesavas are the latest big name artists to support Youth Music's DONATE-A-DATE campaign by inviting aspiring young musicians to their upcoming UK tour dates.
Sum 41

Canadian export Sum 41, were the second band to support our DONATE-A-DATE campaign with their show at the Leeds Festival on Friday August 22, 2003.
 
Placebo

Placebo recently in the charts with 'Bitter End' the first single from their new album 'Sleeping with Ghosts' were the first band to support the campaign.
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London Mayor launches instrument amnesty

Boris Johnson launches new campaign to get more young people involved in music

"The idea of funding for popular music should be seen as a positive thing. It should be seen as an investment in industry as much as an investment in culture, because popular music is something that generates as much financial revenue as it does cultural revenue."

Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand ( 2004 Mercury Prize winners)

Priority Areas

Early Years

Ensuring that every child under 5 has access to music-making opportunities.

Singing

Working with partners to ensure that children and young people in the UK have access to high quality singing opportunities.

Transition

Improving opportunities for children to continue with their music making after they move to secondary school.

At Risk

Establishing music making as a medium for benefiting children and young people deemed to be at risk*

Workforce Development

Improving the quality and quantity of music leadership in order to deliver better music-making opportunities for children and young people.