Idles, The 1975 and Bring Me The Horizon are among a dozen artists playing tiny venues in February in aid of War Child.
The gigs are in association with the Brit Awards and O2 under the banner BRITS Week With War Child Together With O2. They run at small club venues across London from February 11-22.
The event sees Idles play the 350-capacity 100 Club on February 11, with The 1975 at the 600-capacity Garage on February 18. Bring Me The Horizon play the 500-capacity Dome on February 19.
Tickets are on sale via a raffle at the BRITS Week War Child website with entry costing £5. Fans can enter to buy for as many gigs as many times as they like. The closing date is 11.59pm on February 4. A limited number of tickets go on sale on Friday (January 18) from the site at 9am.
Other artists headlining the shows include AJ Tracey, Mabel, You Me At Six, Frank Turner Jake Bugg, Nick Mulvey, Enter Shikari, Tom Odell, Jess Glynne, DJ Semtex and Anne-Marie. In addition to the shows, Squeeze singer Chris Difford will host a songwriting masterclass at the BRIT School.
Last year’s BRITS Week gigs raised £650,000 for War Child.
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Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI and Brit Awards, said: “It’s always great to welcome back BRITS Week, which has now become such an integral part of the build-up to The Brit Awards with Mastercard each year. It also raises much-needed funds for the vital work of War Child… We continue to strive to develop the event as a celebration of diverse British music, showcasing the next wave of exciting new talent and celebrating another phenomenal year for British music.”
The full list of BRITS Week With War Child Together With O2 gigs from February 11-22 is:
February 11: Idles – 100 Club
February 11: You Me At Six – Scala
February 12: Chris Difford songwriting masterclass – BRIT School
February 12: AJ Tracey – 100 Club
February 13: Nick Mulvey – Wilton’s Music Hall
February 13: Enter Shikari – The Dome
February 15: Frank Turner – Omeara
February 17: Mabel – Bush Hall
February 18: The 1975 – The Garage
February 18: Jake Bugg, Jade Bird – Omeara
February 18: Jess Glynne – Shepherds Bush O2 Empire
February 18: DJ Semtex And Friends – XOYO
February 19: Bring Me The Horizon – The Dome
February 19: Anne-Marie – Omeara
February 22: Tom Odell – Omeara