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Annie Lennox To Headline Concert For Women’s Rights At Royal Albert Hall
Annie Lennox announced the inaugural “SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends” concert to be held live at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall, March 6, 2025.
The special event is in support of global feminist organization The Circle, founded by Lennox in 2008, and will raise funds to help women and girls facing violence and injustice across the world.
The concert will also mark Annie Lennox’s first headline show in the UK since 2019. The last boxoffice report submitted to Pollstar is from her Sept. 26, 2019 performance at the SEC Armadillo on the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, selling 2,857 tickets at a $370,287 gross.
The SISTERs concert next March takes place two days ahead of International Women’s Day, and during Women’s History Month. Further details of the concert, including the supporting line up will be revealed at a later date.
Lennox commented, “The Circle is committed to standing in solidarity and action with women facing violence and injustice across the world. The need has never been greater or more urgent. Millions of women and girls globally are facing increased oppression, while shockingly, 1 in 3 will face violence in their lifetime. I am proud to be part of an event that will make a vital difference to women worldwide who are striving for safety, gender equality and justice. It’s going to be an inspirational occasion.”
“SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends” at the Royal Albert Hall is named after the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin’s 1985 feminist anthem “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves.”
The Circle, by its own admission, “funds and supports grassroots women-led organizations worldwide from Afghanistan to South Sudan, that are working on the frontlines of gender-based violence, global crises including conflicts, and economic insecurity. Bringing together global feminist changemakers, The Circle advocates and campaigns to tackle unjust systems and amplify women’s voices to those in power.”
The Circle CEO Raakhi Shah commented, “We are delighted at the announcement of the inaugural ‘SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends’ concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The event will show solidarity and raise vital funds for The Circle NGO to support vulnerable women and girls across the world in countries such as Afghanistan, Rwanda, South Africa and the UK.
And he added, “funding has never been so needed. Things are getting worse for many women around the world. Figures show that in 2024, no country has achieved gender equality, and that the situation of women has deteriorated in 18 countries. Money raised from the event, which falls just before International Women’s Day 2025 and during Women’s History Month, will make a real difference to some of the world’s most marginalised women and girls striving for safety, gender equality and justice. A huge thank you to everyone for supporting such a crucial concert.”