ROCK FOR CHOICE 22’

SOAK (DJ set), Sister Ghost, Cherym, Tramp, Lunch Machine, Dose

Presented by: Alliance For Choice Derry

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0	LONDONDERRY: Sandinos's
P	Friday 30th September, 2022
N	7:30pm

Event information

Rock for Choice NI is back! Following on from the success of the first ever Rock for Choice NI show in September 2019, having taken a pause during the pandemic, we are now organising the next benefit which will be held on September 30th 2022. 

Last time with your support we raised £622.56 for Alliance for Choice Belfast so this time the fundraiser show will be taking place in Derry City with all proceeds being donated to the wonderful Alliance for Choice group based there. Even though the abortion laws have changed here since 2019, there are still lots of very serious issues around access, so who better to raise funds for but one of the organisations on our doorsteps doing all the important groundwork to make sure abortion is safe and accessible to anyone who needs it.


What is Rock For Choice? Rock for Choice was a series of benefit concerts held over the ten-year period between 1991 and 2001. The concerts were designed to allow musicians to show their support for the abortion rights movement in the United States and Canada. The first Rock for Choice concert was organized by L7, who brought their idea for a pro-abortion rights benefit concert modeled on Bob Geldof's Live Aid. Bands who have played Rock for Choice include: L7, Nirvana, Hole, Rage Against the Machine, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett, Pearl Jam and more. 

In 2019, in line with the decriminalisation movement in NI, we decided it was about time to hold our own Rock For Choice benefit. So we booked a bunch of amazing artists, raised money through your support and even got press coverage in The Guardian!