In a recent interview for Hot Press, Black Country, New Road drummer Charlie Wayne described their charity concert in aid of Palestine as a "good use of our resources to elevate something extremely important."

The band hosted a gig in June 2024 in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Held at the EartH Theatre in Hackney, tickets for the event came with a suggested £15 donation.

Both charities supply medical resources and other critical relief to the people of Palestine. Since October 2023, over 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.

Though never considering themselves a "political band", Wayne said the fundraiser was "necessary" for Black Country, New Road.

"As a person, you're allowed to use your voice however you feel is necessary or important," he explained. "It was necessary for us."

"It's a no-brainer when it's medical aid for people in the most dire situation on the planet," Wayne added.

The drummer said that the UK, where band are from, has "massive colonial responsibilities" to nations that have been affected by British colonisation.

"I think that the government has really deep connections and massive colonial responsibilities to the situation across the world, and specifically in the Middle East, and more specifically Israel and Palestine," Wayne said.

"So they are caught in what I think is an indefensible position of supporting a country both financially and militarily, in ways that I find extremely unpleasant."

Read the full interview with Black Country, New Road's Charlie Wayne here.