Metallica partners with UK blood services for donation drive during tour
Metallica is collaborating with the Welsh Blood Service, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service to promote blood and plasma donations during their UK tour. The band is set to take the stage at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on June 28, with special donation sessions scheduled across Wales for two weeks surrounding the event. Similar initiatives are also planned for concerts at Hampden Park in Glasgow and in London. This initiative marks Metallica's inaugural partnership with UK blood services, following their successful efforts in the US and Australia. Alan Prosser, director of the Welsh Blood Service, described it as "a unique moment" for blood donation in the UK. The need for blood is emphasized, as it has a 35-day shelf life, vital for cancer patients, new mothers, and individuals with sickle cell disease.
Key facts
- Metallica partners with Welsh Blood Service, NHSBT, and Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.
- Concert at Principality Stadium, Cardiff on June 28.
- Dedicated blood donation sessions across Wales for two weeks around the concert.
- First collaboration with UK blood services; similar drives in US and Australia.
- All Within My Hands foundation promotes donations; Philadelphia concert yielded 152 units.
- Alan Prosser calls it 'a unique moment' for UK blood donation.
- Partnership originated from a Welsh Blood Service colleague's suggestion.
- Blood has a 35-day shelf life; needed for cancer patients, new mothers, sickle cell disease.
Entities
Institutions
- Welsh Blood Service
- NHS Blood and Transplant
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
- All Within My Hands
- Metallica
- BBC
Locations
- Cardiff
- Wales
- Glasgow
- London
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Australia
- Philadelphia
- Principality Stadium
- Hampden Park