Melbourne Is Hosting An Eagles Of Death Metal-Themed Charity Gig

With the world still reeling from the tragic events in France last month, Melbourne’s Cherry Bar has announced a special charity gig to raise money for the victims of the attack on an Eagles of Death Metal Show at Paris’ Bataclan.

The celebration will see local Melbourne bands performing Eagles of Death Metal’s latest album, Zipper Down, in full, as well as a selection of fan favourites, with all of the money from the night going to charity.

Details about the lineup and the destination charity are still being finalised, but if you’re looking to rock out for a good cause, shake your hips on over to Cherry Bar, located at ACDC Lane, on Saturday, 2nd January.

EODM have a longstanding relationship with the Cherry Bar, having played their annual CherryRock festival back in 2011. Frontman Jesse Hughes has also played surprise sets at the beloved Melbourne rock haunt and often sports a Cherry Bar jacket.

“Cherry Bar is one of the very first bars I ever walked into where I heard full music and saw white kids dancing and everyone was horny. It was like… no bullshit! So, I spent a bit of time there and as a result I have all these hoarded relationships,” he told us back in 2011.

The band have also embarked on their own campaign to help the victims of the Paris attacks, encouraging musicians to cover their song ‘I Love You All The Time’ and upload it online. All of the publishing proceeds will then go to The Sweet Stuff Foundation.

Founded by EODM drummer and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, The Sweet Stuff Foundation usually helps musicians and music industry workers who’ve fallen on hard times but turned to helping the victims of the Paris tragedy in the wake of the attacks.