Portishead Added to Together for Palestine Gig Line-Up

A host of new names have been added to the bill for British musician and composer Brian Eno’s Together for Palestine concert, including legendary Bristol band Portishead.

Taking place at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on Sept. 17, the event will raise funds for the Choose Love charity, with all proceeds going to support Palestinian organizations providing humanitarian relief such as Taawon, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service. Tickets are sold out, but official merch is available to purchase here.

The latest additions to the line-up include Celeste and Leigh-Anne, Palestinian artists Saint Levant, and El Far3i, and recent Coldplay tour support Elyanna, as well as actors Amer Hlehel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charithra Chandran, Guy Pearce, Motaz Malhees and Ramy Youssef. Broadcasters Louis Theroux and Jameela Jamil, as well as Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos, are also slated to make appearances.

Portishead, meanwhile, will be reuniting after years of inactivity for a pre-recorded performance of their song “Roads.” Speaking about their involvement via a press release, the group said: “We are incredibly honoured to stand in solidarity with Palestine and be part of this crucial event. The genocide must stop.”

Portishead last appeared together publicly in 2022 at a War Child UK benefit concert in Bristol. Otherwise, the band haven’t performed regularly since their last festival run in 2014, and have spent the past decade pursuing different musical and film endeavors, including a solo album from vocalist Beth Gibbons (2024’s Lives Outgrown). 

“Together For Palestine will be a moment in history that we look back on and say we stood on the side of humanity, and I am honoured to be involved,” said Jameela Jamil in a statement. “It will be a night of music and hope, standing together with the Palestinian people. Working with Choose Love means the world to me and all the money raised will go to Palestinian-led partners providing life-saving support and humanitarian aid.”

Guy Pearce added: “I feel utterly heartbroken every day witnessing the atrocities inflicted upon the innocent people of Palestine. It’s hard not to feel helpless. Being part of this concert will enable me to share my heart with others who also see the injustice in these horrific crimes. More importantly it enables me to show my support for and to the people of Gaza, and all those subjected to this brutal genocide. Hopefully this concert encourages more people to stand up and speak out.”

They joined a stacked line-up of performers and guests, from Jamie xx, Damon Albarn and PinkPantheress to Bastille, King Krule, Greentea Peng, James Blake and more.

Eno will serve as executive producer for the evening along with production managers Khaled Ziada, Khalid Abdalla and Tracey Seaward. The visuals for the event will be guided by Gazan painter Malak Mattar and directed by theatre-maker Amir Nizar Zuabi.