Olly Murs to headline 2023 Football for Change gala founded by Jamie Carragher and Trent Alexander-Arnold
British pop royalty Olly Murs will perform a headline set in Manchester in November to help young people affected by poverty through charitable initiative Football for Change.
Murs will be joined by host and TV legend Vernon Kay for the gala event at Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground, attended by an exclusive audience of footballers, celebrities, politicians and business leaders at the event on Saturday 18th November.
Football for Change chairman Jamie Carragher will also deliver a key-note speech on the night.
Murs, 39, boasts five UK number one albums as well as four number one singles, selling over 5 million album copies worldwide in the process. The certified pop legend also sold almost 2 million tickets for his 20-date arena tour in 2019 and has over 800 million views on his official YouTube channel. His latest album, Marry Me, released in 2023, reached number one on the UK charts and was accompanied by an 11-date arena tour which culminated in May.
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Further major acts are set to be announced by Football for Change in the coming weeks.
Football for Change was launched by a string of Premier League superstars in 2021 alongside leading PR firm This Generation Communications (TGC). The initiative, which has already raised nearly £1 million, aims to lift young people from disadvantaged backgrounds out of poverty by providing grants for life-changing opportunities in education and employment.
Stars including Liverpool and England international Trent Alexander-Arnold, Leicester City star Conor Coady, Newcastle United’s
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