Steelhouse Festival launches charity T-Shirt raising money for the NHS
A great T-Shirt for a great cause
Last updated 31st May 2020
Steelhouse Festival has launched an official charity T-Shirt for this summer’s postponed event to raise money for the NHS.
Following in the footsteps of Download Festival who raised over £100,000 for the NHS earlier this summer through sales of their T-Shirt, Steelhouse Festival’s charity T-Shirt is available to order from the Welsh international classic rock festival’s official website now.
Costing £25 (plus delivery), the T-Shirt comes in NHS blue and features the Steelhouse Festival logo and dragon on the front along with the slogan ‘Saluting NHS heroes’. The back of the shirt is emblazoned with the words ‘Postponed Not Cancelled’.
The design pays homage to NHS’s incredible frontline staff and key workers and all proceeds from sales will benefit the NHS Royal Gwent Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, which is based in Newport, Gwent – Steelhouse Festival's native county.
Steelhouse Festival organisers Mikey Evans and Max Rhead comment: “The festival has always endeavoured to raise money for local charities through the sales of a specific event shirt. Just because the event itself has been pushed back to next year doesn’t mean a well deserving cause should miss out.
“The Steelhouse faithful (who’ve always snapped up each year’s charity shirt as soon as the gates have opened) were very clear they still wanted a souvenir garment – so thanks to them for making their voices heard. This a golden opportunity to raise funds for the Royal Gwent’s ICU who have been tested to the limit during this crisis, but of course, have never been beaten. This is a Steelhouse ‘thank you’ to the incredible staff who have worked unprecedented hours and performed previously unimaginable tasks.”
They add: “We hope that over, what would have been the 10th anniversary weekend – the 24th-26th of July, those who have purchased the shirt will wear it with pride, share some pictures of themselves in those shirts on our socials and tune into Planet Rock for some Steelhouse-related music and revelry!”
Order Steelhouse Festival’s NHS T-Shirt
As Mikey and Max mentioned, Planet Rock will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Steelhouse Festival in July with some yet-to-be-announced on-air activity. Stay tuned to Planet Rock for more details in the coming weeks.
Steelhouse Festival has also joined forces with the multi-award-winning Tudor Brewery to offer a 10% discount on their range of craft ales between Wednesday 8th and Wednesday 22nd July 2020. Visit the Tudor Brewery website on those dates and enter the code ‘Steelhouse 20’ to receive a 10% discount.
The belated 10th anniversary Steelhouse Festival takes place on the weekend of Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th July 2021.
It boasts eight of the bands on the 2020 line-up - Cinderella's Tom Keifer, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, The Quireboys, H.E.A.T., Kris Barras Band, RavenEye, Florence Black and Revival Black – together with new additions Those Damn Crows and Collateral.
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