Belfast's Empire welcomes Music Against Homelessness

By Bob Huggins

Dozens of local musicians will take to the stage this Saturday to help end homelessness in Northern Ireland.

Music Against Homelessness  is being staged at the Empire and doors open at 8.30pm.

Last year five homeless people died on the streets of Belfast.

 Several bands are offering their services free of charge.

Promoter Ross Moffett told Q Radio all money raised will go to the Simon Community:

"We hope the show in the Empire on Saturday night will raise as much money for the Simon Community NI as possible.

We were asked by Pete Brady of Musicians Against Homelessness  to help out this year as 2017 is the 1^st time the movement has been brought to NI.

Pop Up Presents was created by Jimmy Brown who just recently moved back to his hometown of Belfast after living in Charlotte NC/Nashville, TN for the last 12 years".

Jimmy enjoyed success with his former band Matrimony who were signed to Columbia Records. Matrimony toured the US playing clubs and festivals and had songs featured in HBO’s “Girls”, a Chevrolet Malibu Commercial, the re-make of the thriller “Carrie” and more. 

Brown says “after moving back home with my wife and baby daughter , I’ve noticed an incredible amount of local talent so I teamed up with promoter Ross Moffett to put together a show that gives local artists a space to develop a following, try out new songs and develop their live performance

https://www.thebelfastempire.com/event/music-against-homelessness/2258/

Matrimony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRX6QeQEj8&index=1&list=RDEM1DQyFcd2xOPLEIOsP-xvXg

Bassh (Jimmy Brown's new band) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6qt0ZTqimY