Travis are teaming up with a food back donation platform on their upcoming UK tour, launching the ‘Eat The Beat’ campaign.
The band are working with the platform Bankuet to raise money for those using food banks this Christmas, with fans encouraged to donate via the Bankuet website here and ticking the ‘Eat The Beat’ box at checkout.
There will also be opportunities for fans to donate at every show on their December tour, with Bankuet volunteers working at the merch stands.
Frontman Fran Healy has said: “I was poor growing up, so we’re joining forces with Bankuet to help feed not only the growing number of people who are having to rely on food banks but those on low incomes faced with the choice of heating or eating this Christmas.”
“There is no shame in asking for help, I got free school dinners every day and that made me feel cared for and perhaps more importantly, knowing it helped my mum made it feel even better,” he added. “Food banks are essential to help families and individuals in need to put food on the table in the UK. We’re so lucky we have some extra money to buy a ticket to go see a gig, so please chuck in a few quid or get rid of your change or tap the app.”
Travis’ tour kicks off at Leeds’ O2 Academy on December 5, and runs throughout the month for a total of 13 shows. The final night is a hometown show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. Find the full list of shows here and find any remaining tickets here.
Travis will also headline a show at Halifax’s Piece Hall on July 26 next year, alongside The Magic Numbers. The show is part of a series of summer shows at the venue, with Paul Heaton, Echo & The Bunnymen and Faithless also headlining dates.
The Scottish band released ‘L.A. Times’, their 10th studio album, in July, including the singles ‘Gaslight’, ‘Bus’ and ‘Raze The Bar’. It was their first album in eight years, and it also received a deluxe edition with stripped-back versions in October.
Shortly after the album’s official release, the group revealed that the piano used on ‘Gaslight’ was the same as the one used by The Beatles for ‘Lady Madonna’.
To support the album’s release, the group busked on the streets of London in July, and also played a show on a vintage double-decker bus in Glasgow before that.
