Music Charity, In Place of War, Launches Month-Long Fundraising Activity Challenge Meets Global Rave, Supported by Pioneer
DJ Ft. A Guy Called Gerald, Bicep, Crazy P Sound System, Jax Jones, Osunlade, Sasha & Sofi Tukker Plus Many More.
Global Music Charity In Place of War is launching Around The World in 80 Raves, a month-long fundraising activity challenge meets global rave, taking place October 2021.
The unique fundraising event is a sponsored activity challenge, which the charity is inviting music industry organisations to sign up for in teams. The registration deadline for the challenge is 1st September. Participants can opt to dance, walk, run, cycle or swim collectively the 7,200 miles/11,600 km distance around some of the 26 countries where In Place of War has projects. Those taking part set their own distance goals and seek sponsorship for completion within the month at their own pace, with the chance for teams to win amazing music-related prizes generously donated by some of the event’s DJs and entertainment industry partners, including a DDJ-FLX6 4-channel DJ controller for rekordbox, a Serato DJ Pro X 5 DDJ-200 2-channel Smart DJ controller or a set of X 4 HDJ-X5 BT DJ Headphones - all from Pioneer DJ, Ed O’Brien’s personal custom-made, signed Fender Stratocaster, used on the Radiohead tour from 2016-2018, Run The Jewels' own set of Technics 1200 turntables and a pair of Shambala Festival 2022 tickets.
Each weekend of the fundraising challenge month In Place of War will host streamed raves, providing a soundtrack for the challenge participants to motivate them to get moving and celebrate the miles they’ve covered and funds they’ve raised. Over the month, a killer lineup of 80 DJ sets featuring A Guy Called Gerald, Bicep, Crazy P Sound System, Jax Jones, Osunlade, Sasha & Sofi Tukker, with additional label and festival sets from DFA Records,Heavenly Recordings, Ninja Tune and Nyege Nyege, among many more, from Dubai to Dublin, Ibiza to Reykjavik, Kampala to Palestine, Manchester to Miami, London to Rio, and Berlin to Seoul, will be streamed with a donate function to boost overall fundraising efforts. The money raised will support music studio developments in two areas of conflict in São Paulo, Brazil, and Lavender Hill, South Africa.