Together 4 Palestine: A star-studded night with a bigger cause

Thousands flocked to London’s Wembley Arena, as the music hall made history hosting the Together 4 Palestine concert. The charged night wasn’t about the glitzy line-up or the A-list crowd. It was about the loudest voices in the industry rising together to raise money and awareness for the ongoing Palestinian cause.

At £70 a ticket, the 12,500-capacity arena sold out with supporters who came for something far bigger than music. The concert, organised by Brian Eno, Khaled Ziada, Khalid Abdalla, and Tracey Seaward, pulled in a jaw-dropping £500,000 from ticket sales and another £1.5 million through donations and merch.

Every penny is to head straight to Palestinian-led organisations, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Relief Society.

Crowds wrapped in keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags filled the arena and spilled from the venue into the streets. Amid the powerful speeches, poetry readings and musical performances, the night drew a star-studded crowd, and here’s a look at the celebs who showed up to stand with the cause.

Elyanna

The Palestinian- Chilean singer closed the night with an electrifying performance.

Saint Levant

The Jerusalem born singer-songwriter had the whole of Wembley on their feet.

PinkPantheress

Victoria Beverley Walker, who goes by the stage name PinkPantheress, spoke on the importance of artists using their voice to stand up for injustice.

Sama AbdulHadi

The Queen of the Palestinian techno scene herself, gave us a set to highlight Palestinian excellence.

Nia Barghouti

Nai Barghouti is a Palestinian singer, musician and songwriter. Her emotionally charged performance combined western jazz tunes with classic Palestinian music.

Benedict Cumberbatch

The BAFTA winning English actor read aloud Mahmoud Darwish’s “On This Land”.

Chaithra Chandran

The Bridgerton actress gave a powerful speech on the need for advocacy in the acting industry.

Florence Pugh

The Academy Award nominee stirred the crowd with her words, encouraging us to move on from neutrality

Zainab Jiwa

Content creator and TV personality breath life into a poem by Ni'ma Hassan, a social worker from Ra'fah.

Cat Burns and Rachel Chinouriri

English singer-songwriters gave us a wonderful rendition of their song Even

Nicola Coughlan

The Derry Girls star sent out a plea to fellow artists to mobilize and use their platforms for the better good.

Bastille

The English indie pop band gave us an emotional take on their iconic Pompeii.

The line-up was glittering, but this wasn’t your pap-snapped celeb night out. Our faves used their platforms to amplify a cause, but, the true heroes remain the innocent journalists, doctors, parents, and children in Gaza enduring the unimaginable.

Those who couldn't be there in person for the night, including Billie Eilish, Rupi Kaur and Malala showed their support and call for a ceasefire through an emotional video appeal.

The movement isn’t stopping here. We are hearing rumours of a special Pride and Prejudice table reading is in the works, led by Daisy Ridley, Ambika Mod, Jenna Coleman, and others, with all proceeds going toward medical aid in Gaza.

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