Tommy O’Dell from DMA’S, The Wombats and Kieran Shudall of Circa Waves were among a host of top artists who performed during Everton's first virtual music event - Lockdown Sessions 2020 - on Friday night.
The Club and Everton in the Community worked alongside music industry specialists Shoot Music to bring together a host of acts - many of them Evertonians - to record session tracks from home in support of the Club’s ‘Blue Family’ campaign.
Keith Mullin from The Farm, Red Rum Club, Zuzu, She Drew The Gun, Howie Payne, SPINN, RATS, and Sunship Balloon also appeared as part of Lockdown Sessions 2020, with special guest appearances from a number of familiar Everton faces.
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The fundraising event was broadcast live on Everton's official YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch channels - and it's not too late to watch back on demand.
Viewers were urged to donate to the Blue Family campaign by using the form here or through Everton’s Facebook page. A £5 donation can also be pledged by texting EITC to 70970.
Blue Family is Everton’s coordinated outreach and engagement campaign to maintain contact with fans and provide vital support and assistance to some of the most vulnerable, socially isolated and at-risk members of the community in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the eight weeks since the launch of the campaign, 4,000 vulnerable people and families have been supported by Blue Family.
Club and charity staff, Everton’s men and women’s players and Ambassadors have also made more than 2,000 check-in phone calls to those in social isolation, while a referral service for access to Everton in the Community’s support provision has received more than 500 applications for support and assistance for individuals between the ages of 18 and 103.
Everton in the Community staff have delivered nearly 1,500 emergency food parcels and distributed emergency foodbank vouchers to individuals and families living across Liverpool, in addition to purchasing and delivering utilities and phone vouchers, medical prescriptions for the elderly, and medicines for a terminally ill child.
Shoot Music director Tom Roberts added: “We are proud to provide our time and artist talent to this unique activation with Everton and the Blue Family.
"We believe that Everton are leading the way in the football community with this fan-led approach and we hope it brings inspiration and some joy at this challenging time.
"The acts have all really enjoyed the challenge of performing and recording in lockdown for a great cause.”
