Pink, The Rolling Stones, The Killers, and U2 have reportedly been requested to perform at a Live Aid-style benefit event for Ukraine this summer.
The Sun reported that major artists and bands are lining up to create a benefit concert on June 24 titled "Lviv Aid" after one of the Ukrainian cities that has been under attack.
The performance will be televised globally in an effort to send a strong message to Putin.
According to a tabloid, major artists such as Adele, Sir Paul McCartney, and Noel Gallagher may also be contacted. A source stated that it will be enormous, truly A-list, and worldwide in scope.
It's something that people have wanted to accomplish for a while, but Wembley Stadium has now set a date for it.
"For bands like U2 and Bono, who are pretty outspoken about their views on war and conflict, it feels like a great opportunity to keep hammering home the severity of the situation out in Ukraine. An event of this size can put real political pressure on the Russians, too," the insider explained.
When the summer date conflicts with the Glastonbury music event, certain major bands will be shut out, the insider added.
In 1985, Live Aid was hosted at the same London venue to benefit Ethiopian famine victims. Livewire Pictures is apparently one of the event's organizers.
Last March, they helped organize a charity concert with ITV for Ukraine that raised £13 million, as well as the One Love Manchester concert in 2017. A year ago last week, the terrible fight began. On February 24, 2022, everything changed: dead fell from the sky, explosions illuminated the sunrise, Russian tanks churned the Ukrainian border, and two hundred thousand pairs of boots marched through its cities. It was a day that most individuals dreaded and doubted would ever arrive. Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on that day. And nothing has remained the same in the year that has passed since that fatal moment.
About half a million men on both sides are dead, missing, or injured, torn apart by bullets and bombs on battlefields that hauntingly resemble those of the First and Second World Wars.
Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed as a result of Moscow's missile attacks on hospitals and homes. More than eight million refugees have fled to Europe, and millions more have been forcibly deported to Russia via filtration camps. The damage bill today amounts around $700 billion and rising. The battle has had global repercussions. It has caused energy costs in Europe to skyrocket.
It has led to food insecurity in Africa and the Middle East. From America to Asia, inflation has constrained budgets. A global recession is now imminent. What was planned to be a three-day "special military operation" to overthrow the Ukrainian government, divide the country, and reestablish Russia's worldwide dominance has dragged on for twelve cruel and brutal months. And no resolution is in sight. Vladimir Putin, who once governed Russia uncontestedly, is now weakened, humiliated, and facing the gravest crisis of his 20-year reign.
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