Big screens in Piccadilly Gardens will broadcast Ukraine music fundraiser

Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester will host two big screens on Sunday March 27 to broadcast an international music concert opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The free, unticketed event is being broadcast across 20 countries via Polish TV channel TVP from 4.30pm to 6.30pm on Sunday afternoon.

The physical concert is taking place in Warsaw, Poland with a host of music stars set to perform. The event will also be broadcast across a range of streaming platforms and social networks, but will also play at public events in major world cities, like Manchester.

The Save Ukraine - #stopwar concert will include world-famous artists performing live. The line-up includes Imagine Dragons, Nothing But Thieves, Fatboy Slim, Craig David, and Eurovision Song Contest winners Salvador Sobral and Netta.

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The hosts of the event include Ukraine’s Timur Miroshnychenko and Masha Efrosinina. The concert intends to raise awareness of the plight of Ukrainian people following the Russian invasion over the past month and raise funding that will be sent directly to Ukraine to help address the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.

Prior to the event, Piccadilly Gardens will be open to the public, but barriers and security will be put in place for the broadcast. Gates will open at 3pm, and they will be closed if the area reaches capacity.

Council bosses have reiterated that it will be an alcohol-free, family-friendly event. Limited bench table and seating will also be made available.

Other global cities hosting a screen in support of the Save Ukraine - #stopwar event on Sunday evening will include Paris, Milan, Berlin, Stockholm, London,