Mustafa has announced a Sudan and Palestine aid benefit show in Los Angeles featuring a star-studded line-up including Clairo, Lucy Dacus, Geese and Pedro Pascal among others.
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Former NME Cover star and activist Mustafa last night announced the Artists For Aid benefit show, which will take place on January 10 next year in Los Angeles. The benefit show will raise relief funds for Sudan and Palestine, with all proceeds being donated to the Sudanese Americans Physicians Association and the Palestinian children’s relief funds equally.
Besides Clairo, Lucy Dacus, Geese and Mustafa himself, the benefit gig will also feature performances from Alex G, Blood Orange, Daniel Caesar, Faye Webster, Jazmine Sullivan, Noname, Noor Hindi, Omar Apollo, Raphael Saadiq, Ravyn Lenae, Rex Orange County, Safia Elhillo, Shawn Mendes, Snoh Aalegra, Tamino and 070 Shake.
It will be hosted by Pedro Pascal and Bella Hadid. Pre-sale tickets and more information will be made available soon – you can find out more here.
Check out the full line-up below.
The 2026 benefit show will mark Mustafa’s third Artists for Aid event. The first took place in New Jersey in 2024, and the second took place in July last year in London. The first event saw performances from Clairo, Stormzy, Omar Apollo, 6lack, 070 Shake, Charlotte Day Wilson, Mohammed El Kurd, Nick Hakim and more.
The London edition included Clairo, Blood Orange, King Krule, Bint Mbareh, Daniel Caesar, Earl Sweatshirt, Nicolás Jaar, Ramy Youssef and Yasiin Bey.
Last year, Mustafa earned a spot on both NME‘s 50 best albums of the year and 50 best songs of the year, with ‘Dunya’ and album cut ‘SNL’ respectively.
Speaking to NME last year for his Cover story, the poet and singer-songwriter reflected on his approach to music: “I just don’t have it in me to write the attack. No matter how much rage I approach the process with, it’s always translated into a kind of grace. Writing the songs forms the blueprint for how I walk back into those memories. In that way, it serves as a great mercy upon me.”