BRITs Week 25 announces money raised for War Child

Organisers of BRITs Week 25 have revealed the series of concerts raised £650,000 (€776,761) for War Child.

The 11 intimate one-off performances were held across London, as well as Glasgow and Bexhill-on-Sea in February and March, with all proceeds going towards War Child’s work to help children whose lives have been devastatingly affected by war.

Headliners included Cat Burns (Moth Club), Joy Crookes (Islington Assembly Hall), Rachel Chinouriri (Omeara), Frank Turner (93 Feet East), Nova Twins (Omeara), Kasabian (O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire), Clean Bandit and Friends (London Palladium), Tom Walker (King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow), Soft Play (Village Underground), Rag‘n’Bone Man (De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea) and James Bay (100 Club).

“Another staggering amount of money raised for an amazing cause this year, and BRITs Week 2025 proved to be such a vital vehicle for these really important funds for helping children in conflict,” says AEG Presents’ SVP of international touring Simon Jones. “A huge amount of gratitude to our long time partners BPI, War Child, and our fabulous new partners DHL and of course all the artists, managers and labels who gave up their time and considerable effort to keep this great industry fixture going.”

The BRITs Week shows were held around the BRIT Awards 2025, which took place on 1 March at The O2 in London.

“We had the highest gender split in the series history with five of the 11 headline acts being female-fronted”

“BRITs Week 2025 was a resounding success and has raised a phenomenal £650k,” says Clare Sanders-Wright, live music lead at War Child. “We had the highest gender split in the series history with five of the 11 headline acts being female-fronted and we will always strive to curate a line-up that is representative of the society we live in across gender, ethnicity, and sexuality. We couldn’t be more grateful for every attendee, artist, team member and partner’s support of these fantastic shows, helping to raise much needed funds and awareness for our vital work around the world.

“We also want to say a huge thank you to our headline sponsor, DHL who have been extremely generous with their support for the shows, allowing us to go above and beyond, and ultimately, raise more money for the children we work with around the world.”

The total for 2025 takes the amount raised for War Child by BRITs Week, since its inception in 2009, to over £8 million.

“BRITs Week 2025 delivered by DHL for War Child becomes more relevant with each year, both as a brilliant event that an increasing number of fans get to enjoy, but, crucially, as a vital fundraiser to help countless children who are caught up in conflict around the world,” adds Maggie Crowe OBE, BPI director of events & charities. “We are truly and forever thankful for the unfaltering commitment of the wonderful artists who, with the support of their labels, performed to raise such a phenomenal total for the charity.”

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