Artists for Gaza
Scala London

Created: Sunday 17th May 2026
Updated: Monday 18th May 2026

This is the fourth time I have attended a gig in support of Gaza & Palestine, the other 3 being:

Gig for Gaza Brixton Academy December 2024, featuring Kneecap, Paul Weller, Paloma Faith, Primal Scream and many more.
Artist for Gaza Century Club London July 2025, Featuring Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie, Paul Simonon, Jerry Dammers and loads more.
Together for Palestine Wembley Arena September 2025, featuring loads of performers. The full show (4 hours) is available to watch on YouTube.

This edition happened at Scala, near Kings Cross. There were 4 rooms and many artists.

Vintage Vinyl Room

Soul, Jazz & 6TS

Myia Marina
Adrian Jae
Snowboy
Eddie Piller
Paul 'Smiler' Anderson
Amanda Sullivan & Val Palmer
Heart of Soul Squad
Ady '6Ts' Croasdel1
Dean Thatcher
Lascelles Gordon

Reggae Roots Bar

Roots, Dub & Ska

MC Kinky
Keith Lawrence
Craig Richards
Father Festus Coxsone
Gaz Mayall
Oxman Dub Vendor
Jerry Dammers
Paul Weller
Rubber Ron & Condon Mac
Oxman Dub Vendor

Lively Room

Live Acts, World & Dance

DJ Darren
The Errol Linton Band
Miraa May
Black Kat Boppers
Gennaro
Feis Fionnbarra
Bashar Murad
UK Dancers for Palestine
Galliano
Natty Bo & the Top Cats
The Scala Band
DJ Bobby Gillespie
DJ Joe Corre
DJ Dan Donovan

Balcony Bar

Electronic, Soul & Club

Chris Camm
Leo Zero
DJ Prime Cuts
Ross Allan
Gilles Peterson
Kevin Rowland Sings Soul
Jeremy Healy
Beirut Collective
David Holmes
Dave Dorrell
Jerry Dammers

Scala Band

The Scala Band was made up of Madness, Andy McKay (Saxophonist from Roxy Music), Paul Weller amonst others and Bobby Gillespie (Smiling and Dancing at the side of the stage).

There were a number of Madness songs performed, My Girl, Our House, It Must Be Love. They also performed Love Is A Drug by Roxy Music and Paul Weller sang Shipbuilding by Robert Wyatt.

Acts I saw

Craig Richards
Ross Allan
Gaz Amyall
Oxman Dub Vendor
Natty Bo & the Top Cats
Scala Band
David Holmes
Dave Dorrell

Healthcare Workers for Palestine

The event was organised to raised funds for Healthcare Workers for Palestine. The Doctors and Nurses in Gaza who continue to turn up for work even though most of their Hospitals and Work places have been destroyed.

Donate

You can donate to this cause at https://donate.stripe.com/6oU00k3wj1LYee7goP2wU00.

Artists for Gaza Scala London