Passport: Back To The Bars
passport back barspassport brit week charity fundraising project featuring internationally famous music artist performing intimate show small venue uk originally conceived created music executive stephen budd featured show across venue around uk week march show generated significant sum money two uk registered charity war child shelter project revived raised £ war child first edition featured show cure amy winehouse elbow pet shop boy david gray darkness sugababes travis craig david katie melua blazin squad ash starsailor atomic kitten badly drawn boy supergrass super furry animal lemar spiritualized divine comedy six night concert held across uk birmingham cardiff glasgow liverpool london york march – small capacity venue belonging barfly chain part channelfly mama group plc edition featured performance elbow duran duran six bastille vaccine ride week long series event association london evening standard xfm nme brit award raised £ war child best use event award national fundraising award series announced january renamed passport brit week featured coldplay jack garratt bring horizon bloc party frank turner professor green jamie xx beyond lianne la havas florence machine first time charity concert employed text message lottery public paid £ send text premium rate number order get ‘name hat’ win pair entry individual artist’s show text number promoted via daily mirror trinity mirror’s regional title via custom made advert mtv’s channel online partner’s aol music site artists’ website database music week fly magazine medium partner order prevent tout profiteering physical ticket issued entry winner notified text would able gain entry showing passport door hence name project several pair ‘entries’ show retained auctioned online highest bidder via ebay auction also served publicity generator project well raising additional substantial sum small size show meant deemed unmissable occasion fan featured artist also negative effect ticket sale artist’s normal show text mechanism lottery subsequently adopted live concert hyde park following year passport back barsback brit