Artists for Gaza
Scala London
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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.