Top UK artists have come together to provide unity and hope during this uncertain time, in which communities around the world are suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic. It has been announced that Liam Gallagher, Emeli Sandé, Aitch, and many more will be joining Manchester International Festival (MIF) for a live online sing-along, tomorrow, 28th May, at 7.30pm.
Residents of Greater Manchester are invited to take part in the project, asked to “throw open your doors and windows to join friends and neighbours in a city-wide, spirits-lifting, socially-distanced community singalong.” The project is entitled ‘Together in One Voice’, and anyone can watch the livestream on MIF Live, the MIF YouTube channel, or on BBC Radio Manchester.
Greater Manchester residents invited to join mass sing-a-long from their doorsteps for ‘Together in One Voice’https://t.co/dUvfl9mTmM
via @ManCityCouncil pic.twitter.com/70W85tOpiT
— together in one voice (@TogetherMCR) May 14, 2020
The one-off event will include a set list of songs including ‘Wonderwall’, the incredibly apt ‘Dancing in the Streets’, and ‘You Are Not Alone’. Find the full set-list at the end of this post. Introducing their own songs will be Liam Gallagher, Mark Owens, James, Aitch, and Emeli Sandé, to name a few. A total of six songs will be performed, prefacing the weekly clap for carers, which will take place at 8pm.
Singer Tom Walker, who will be taking part, said, “It’s great to be part of Together in One Voice, Manchester has been such a massive inspiration to me over the years.” One of his hit songs, ‘Leave A Light On’, will be on the set list for tomorrow evening.
When singing with their friends and families, partakers can listen to the soundtrack recorded by choirs and musicians who have worked with Musical Director Dan McDwyer to create tracks to sing along to. What’s more, footage from the event, which the council hopes to capture through drones, street cameras and residents’ own phones, will then be edited together for an extended broadcast on MIF Live on 31 May. As explained by event director Rose Marley, the film will also include socially distanced interviews with residents.
Like exercise, singing is great for helping with your positive mental health & well being #TogetherinOneVoice musical director @danielmcdwyer
explains that you don’t need be in a choir or the best at karaoke to enjoy singing & the benefits of getting involved on May 28th pic.twitter.com/e87knSP7d3— together in one voice (@TogetherMCR) May 26, 2020
Full Set List:
1. Take That – Shine
2. Martha and the Vandellas – Dancing In The Streets
3. Emeli Sande – You Are Not Alone
4. Tom Walker – Leave A Light On
5. James – Sit Down
6. M People – Search For The Hero
7. Oasis – Wonderwall
