Music history
History of War Child Music
War Child and music go way back
War Child has been heavily involved with the music industry for a number of years, from our release of the original Help! album in 1995 right up to our latest fundraising gigs. Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane and recall the early days of War Child and see how it all began.
1995
War Child releases the Help! album
THE HELP STORY
On September 9, 1995, War Child released an album called ‘Help’, featuring some of the best in Brit Pop including Oasis, Radiohead and Blur.
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1995
Miss Sarajevo
Working under the pseudonym 'Passengers', U2, Brian Eno, Howie B and the late Luciano Pavarotti wrote and preformed the 'Miss Sarajevo' single in 1995 in response to the fashion show that took place in Sarajevo at the hight of the conflict in the Balkans.
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1997
The Pavarotti Centre Opens in Mostar
War Child and the city of Mostar co-founded the Pavarotti Music centre in 1997 as a cultural centre to work across communal boundaries in the then devastated city.
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2002
The 1 Love album is released
Oasis, Prodigy, Sugababes, Starsailor, and a host of mostly UK acts come together for NME's new album project to benefit the War Child charity.
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2003
War Child releases the Hope album
The Daily Mirror helped launched the Hope album to run alongside War Child's 2003 Iraq Appeal.
This exclusive album included performances by a numbr of different acts including Travis, New Order, Paul McCartney, David Bowie and George Michael.
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2005
Help: A Day in the Life becomes the world's fastest downloaded album
The world's fastest-ever online download album.
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2005
Help: A Day in the Life in the studio
Help: A Day In The Life
In the studio...
Artist: George & Anthony
Track: 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'
Artist: Belle & Sebastian
Track: 'The Eighth Station Of The Cross Kebab House'
Artist: Bloc Party
Track: 'The Present'
Artist: The Coral
Title: It Was Nothing
Artist: Damien Rice
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2006
Feeder Play For War Child
In November 2006, Feeder very kindly offered to play 3 major gigs in aid of War Child.
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2006
The Mojo Live EP
The exclusive Mojo Live EP!
Mojo Magazine very kindly designated War Child as the official charity for their annual 2007 Mojo Honours Awards.
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2006
Feeder Visit the Democratic Republic of Congo
If you didn’t know it already, Feeder are big War Child supporters.
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2007
Keane's Fundraising Gigs
In November 2007 Keane put on two huge gigs to raise funds for War Child's work with children affected by conflict in Iraq.
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2007
War Child Launches 'Army of You'
On the eve of Thursday 23rd May 2007, War Child launched it’s annual New Band extravaganza Army of You with a rocking night at Camden’s Koko.
The Noisettes, headlining for the evening were supported by a stellar line-up that featured some of the most exciting up and coming UK musical talent around at the time.
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2007
Keane: The Night Sky
War Child patrons Keane continue to show their support for our work by donating profits from their single The Night Sky to our cause.
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