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50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' celebrated with new box set available March 24. Out now: Pink Floyd would like to thank everyone who has supported Hey, Hey, Rise Up. The single, recorded on 30th March with Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band Boombox, has so far raised over £450,000 to help alleviate the suffering of the Ukrainian people. You can also stream / buy Hey Hey, Rise Up and purchase merchandise via David Gilmour and Nick Mason have added £50,000 to make this up to £500,000 which will be distributed to the following humanitarian charities. Let’s see what else we can do this winter. There are links and information here and it would be great if you feel able to contribute to any of these charities directly. Season’s Greetings to you all and Slava Ukraini. *Hospitallers* Hospitallers is a Ukrainian voluntary organization of paramedics. Its members are doctors and people of various professions and ages who volunteered to join the first aid squad and deliver life-saving support to all in need. *Kharpp* The Kharkiv and Przemysl Project (KHARPP) is a grassroots initiative that has grown out of the volunteers’ time on the Polish-Ukrainian border, helping refugees with their immediate needs in Ukraine and as they arrive in Poland. *Vostok SOS* Donate: TRANSFER MONEY () Provision of assistance in the search for housing for temporary displaced persons, the logistics of safe departure from the conflict zone, the search, release, and rehabilitation of kidnap victims. They also collect and distribute humanitarian aid for displaced persons in Kyiv, as well as delivering humanitarian goods to front-line settlements and providing psychological assistance. *Kyiv Volunteer* The charity emerged as a gastro-community response to the war in the country and is currently engaged in providing aid and helping feed civilians. They feed about 13,000 people every day: hospitals, children's and maternity wards, elderly people, Armed Forces of Ukraine, forces of TRO of Kyiv. The charity also has an initiative to rebuild the bridge between children. *Livyj Bereh* Donate: Volunteer group providing medicines, food, and assistance with the reconstruction of houses and schools in remote and often disadvantaged communities affected by the war. **ABOUT HEY HEY RISE UP** 'Hey Hey Rise Up', released in support of the people of Ukraine, sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long time Pink Floyd bass player Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards, all accompanying an extraordinary vocal by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox. All proceeds go to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief. This is the first new original music that they have recorded together as a band since 1994’s The Division Bell. The video for ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ was filmed by acclaimed director Mat Whitecross and shot on the same day as the track was recorded. David Gilmour “We recorded the track and video in our barn where we did all our Von Trapped Family live streams during lockdown. It's the same room that we did the 'Barn Jams' with Rick Wright back in 2007. Janina Pedan made the set in a day and we had Andriy singing on the screen while we played, so the four of us had a vocalist, albeit not one who was physically present with us.” The artwork for the track features a painting of the national flower of Ukraine, the sunflower, by the Cuban artist, Yosan Leon. The cover of the single is a direct reference to the woman who was seen around the world giving sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers and telling them to carry them in their pockets so that when they die, sunflowers will grow. **LYRICS** Oyu luzi chervona kalyna pokhylylasya, Chohos' nasha slavna Ukrayina zazhurylasya. A my tuyu chervonu kalynu pidiymemo, A my nashu slavnu Ukrayinu, hey-hey, rozveselymo! **PINK FLOYD SOCIAL MEDIA** YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Spotify Apple Music #PinkFloyd #Ukraine #HeyHeyRiseUp
