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Memorial event and fundraising campaign in honour of Her’s announced
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 29 May 2019
A memorial event has been announced in honour of Her’s, the Liverpool-based indie band who were tragically killed in a car crash while on tour in the US earlier this year.
The event has been organised by friends and family of the band’s members, Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, and will take place at The Bombed Out Church in Liverpool on 16 Jun. It will include DJ sets from the likes of The Orielles, Happyness, Brad Stank and Pizzagirl, as well as video screenings and an exhibition of photography and artwork.
It will all raise money to fund workshops and projects in support of the local homeless community. Those projects will put a focus on using music and the arts as a means of rehabilitation and will be run, organisers say, “as part of Stephen and Audun’s legacy, [a] testament to their immense enthusiasm for music and the well-being of others”.
Confirming the memorial event in Liverpool, and the hope celebrations will occur elsewhere, the duo’s label Heist Or Hit said: “Whilst we continue to feel devastated by the loss of our friends, it was very clear from the outpouring of love for them that there should be an event to celebrate their lives and the amazing music they brought to the world. Stephen and Audun were always very humble and particularly loved house parties with friends. We hope that, in addition to the official event, fans of Her’s throughout the world will gain some comfort by holding house parties of their own on the same day”.
For more information about the event and the accompanying fundraising campaign, check out this web page here.
To coincide with the announcement of the memorial event, Heist Or Hit has also released the video for the Her’s track ‘She Needs Him’. The label explains: “In December 2018, the band began working with French motion designer and illustrator Sébastien Séjourné, creating an official video for the track from their 2018 debut album ‘Invitation To Her’s’. Mick, Martin and Patrick from the record label decided it felt right to complete the video as a tribute to the band and their fans”.
Watch here:
