VIP Glastonbury ticket prize draw in support of Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal raises tens of thousands in first hours

A prize draw allowing music fans to win exclusive stage-side tickets at this summer’s Glastonbury festival in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal has raised over £80,000 hours after launching. 

The Glastonbury festival has donated 10 pairs of tickets to Oxfam to raise funds to support those hit by the devastating earthquake which is now known to have killed more than 41,000 people and left millions more in need of support. 

The prize draw opened on Crowdfunder at 9am this morning with tickets priced at £10. 

Tickets come with variety of experiences, including: 

• a once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch a band from the side of the legendary Pyramid stage on the viewing platform  
• watching a set from the Other Stage viewing platform 
• and backstage tour of West Holts and watching an act from stage pit 

The DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal has so far raised over £74 million to support people who survived the devastating earthquake on 6 February. Proceeds from the prize draw will go directly to Oxfam and will be included in the total for the DEC’s joint appeal. 

Oxfam, together with other members of the DEC and local partner organisations, is delivering aid to people affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. As part of a coordinated effort Oxfam is supporting survivors with supplies of food, clean water and shelter.  

Danny Sriskandarajah, Chief Executive Officer at Oxfam GB, said: “I would like to express our appreciation for Glastonbury’s kind gesture. This will help us to give festival fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity while making a real difference to people hit hard in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.  

“People who have lost everything urgently need vital aid to meet their basic needs while surviving through their grief. The money raised from the raffle of the Glastonbury tickets will provide more families and individuals with emergency shelter, winter kits, water and food.”  

The prize draw opens on 15 February at 9am and closes on 8 March at 5pm.  

By entering the prize draw people can win a pair of tickets for general admission weekend tickets. Entrants of the raffle must be 18 years of age. Multiple entries are permitted, but only one prize per entrant will be given.  

For more information, please visit the DEC website.

 

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Notes to editors:   

Media enquiries please call 020 7387 0200 or 07734 653616 (out of hours).   

A collection of images and video footage of the aftermath of the earthquake and DEC charities responding is available here.   

About the DEC: The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities at times of crisis overseas to raise funds quickly and efficiently. In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response. The DEC’s 15 member charities are: Action Against Hunger, ActionAid UK, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, CARE International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide UK, International Rescue Committee UK, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Oxfam GB, Plan International UK, Save the Children UK, Tearfund and World Vision UK.      

Fourteen of the DEC’s 15 members are either responding or planning to respond in Turkey and Syria and will receive funds from this appeal. Some may work through trusted local partners. They are Action Against Hunger, ActionAid UK, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, CARE International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide UK, International Rescue Committee UK, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Oxfam GB, Save the Children UK, Tearfund and World Vision UK.     

Through UK Aid Match the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) gives the British public the opportunity to have a say in how the UK aid budget is spent whilst boosting the impact of the very best British charities to change and save the lives of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.    

UK Aid Match has increased the impact of a number of DEC appeals to help those in need around the world, including most recently Pakistan Floods Appeal and Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, both in 2022.  The UK matched up to £25 million of public donations to DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal - the largest commitment ever made to a DEC appeal through UK Aid Match.   

Enquiries about UK Aid Match and UK Government support for Turkey/Syria should be directed to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Newsdesk. Please email newsdesk@fcdo.gov.uk.     

How to donate:       

Online: dec.org.uk     

Phone: 0370 60 60 610    

Text to give/SMS: for press releases: text SUPPORT to 70787 to donate £10. Other partners should use the specific text codes they have been provided with by the DEC.    

Donate over the counter at any high street bank or post office, or send a cheque by post to: DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal, PO Box 999, London EC3A 3AA.