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Music companies prepare for Independent Music Cup charity five-a-side tournament
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 17 June 2019
The annual Independent Music Cup five-a-side football tournament has announced that 32 music companies will take part in this year’s competition. As well as competing to be named the very, very best at football (albeit only within the UK independent music industry), each team will also be raising money for War Child.
“It’s brilliant to see the positive power of football being harnessed for good, not only in War Child’s programmes to help [young people] build resilience and overcome the experiences of war, but also with the War Child team playing as War Child FC”, says Lejla Damon, War Child Youth Advocate and captain of the charity’s own team in the competition.
The full list of teams competing this year is as follows: 4AD, Anjuna Beats, Barbican, BBC Music Introducing, Bella Union, Big Dada, Boiler Room, Coda Agency, CR2 Records, Dazed, Deezer, Dice FM, DJ Mag, Domino, Earth Agency, Heavenly, Mixmag, Ninja Tune, NTS Radio, [PIAS], Pioneer, PRS, Ransom Note, Resident Advisor, Romance FC, Rough Trade Shops, Spitfire Audio, The Royal Albert Hall, War Child, Warp Records, Worldwide FM and Young Turks/XL Recordings.
The competition will take place at Battersea Powerleague on 27 Jul. There will then be an afterparty hosted by Boiler Room at Tola in Peckham. Find out more about the event here.
