Metallica teamed up with the Welsh Blood Service to encourage fans to donate blood and plasma ahead of its UK tour. The band will play at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 28 June. Dedicated donation sessions will take place across Wales during the week before and after the concert. Metallica’s spokesperson said supporting people who rely on donated blood is a simple act that can make a powerful difference. Alan Prosser of the Welsh Blood Service called the collaboration a unique moment. Metallica also worked with NHS Blood and Transplant and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service to coordinate donation dates for shows in Glasgow and London. The effort follows similar drives in the United States and Australia.
"Metallica will perform in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 28 June. Dedicated blood donation sessions will run across Wales during the week before and after the concert. A spokesperson for Metallica said: "Wherever we go on tour, we want to give something meaningful back to the communities that welcome us. Looking out for one another and supporting those who rely on donated blood every day is a simple act that can make a powerful difference.""
"Alan Prosser, of the Welsh Blood Service, called it "a unique moment" for UK blood donation. As well as working with the Welsh Blood Service, the band are working with England's NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service to co-ordinate with dates at Glasgow's Hampden Park and London."
"It marks the first time the heavy metal veterans have collaborated with UK blood services, but follows a similar drive in the US and Australia. The band's spokesperson said: "We've seen in the United States and Australia how working with blood services can help raise awareness of blood donation and support patients and we're excited to bring that same approach to the UK. "As we close out the European leg of the M72 World Tour in the UK, we're asking fans to step up and be part of something bigger.""
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]