Campino at a press conference in Berlin, 2019.
Photo: Getty Images, Andreas Rentz. All rights reserved.
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After their “Three chords for your donation” benefit concert in aid of the people affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Die Toten Hosen corrected the amount of money raised yesterday (March 2nd) upwards. On February 27, they had announced that they had raised one million euros.
In the aftermath of the festival with the Donots and Thees Uhlmann, however, further donations were apparently made. In the meantime, more than 1.6 million euros have been credited to the accounts. The pants thanked them for their support in an Instagram post.
They also announced that they would sell signed concert posters of the performance through their fan shop. They also want to donate the profits they make. In addition, Michael “Breiti” Breitkopf’s concert guitar, signed set lists, two banners and other memorabilia from the evening are to be auctioned off during the first full week of March. Also for a good cause. In doing so, they also draw attention to the fact that the people in the affected regions will continue to suffer from the consequences of the natural disaster.
The severe earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria occurred on February 6 and in the days that followed. More than 50,000 people lost their lives. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 23 million people could be affected in the long term.
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