Oxfam is hoping to stage 2,500 fundraising concerts across the UK in October, with 650 gigs already organised by members of the public. According to reports the programme of gigs, to be called Oxjam, will feature Kaiser Chiefs, Goldfrapp and Franz Ferdinand among many others.
Chief Kaiser Ricky Wilson says: "Big or small, it doesn't matter. Please sign up and make a noise, whether it's shaking a tambourine for hours, dancing till the break of dawn or forming a band on the spot".
Alison Goldfrapp: "We are playing lots of big festivals across Europe this summer but Oxjam is different. Anyone can join in and help make poverty history through making good noise."
Oxfam spokesman Gareth Simpson added: "We have the support of the music industry and some of the best acts around today. Now we need people to register to take part to help make it a massive success."