Good afternoon. We’re very pleased to announce that Coldplay are coming together with The Killers in aid of War Child for an exclusive concert at London’s newly renamed O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, in front of just 2,000 music fans, on Wednesday February 18th.

The event will follow that evening’s Brit Awards. Each band will be bringing the highlights of their full set to the smaller stage in special 45 minute performances.

The night celebrates War Child’s 15th Anniversary and the release of their new album ‘Heroes’ (out on February 16th). War Child are supported for the evening by O2 to mark the launch of the O2 Academy venues.

Tickets to the event are £50 and will be available through a lottery system. The opportunity to enter the lottery will begin at 9am, Friday January 30th through www.warchildheroes.com. Coldplay.com also has a batch of 200 tickets which will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Check back to this website at 12noon 5pm tomorrow (Thursday) for details of how to buy some.

All profits from the show will go to aid War Child’s work to protect the most marginalised children in war zones, who would otherwise be overlooked: street children, child soldiers and children in prison.

Anchorman