Aloe Blacc is hoping to raise awareness about suicide prevention…
The 40-year-old Panamanian American singer-songwriter will be taking part in a benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late EDM star Avicii.
Taking place on December 5 in Stockholm, Sweden, the show will feature 19 of the original singers on some of the late DJ/producer’s most beloved tracks performing with a 30-piece band during the two-hour Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness.
Blacc has previously teamed up with Avicii on the single “Wake Me Up.” Released in June 2013, the single topped most music markets in Europe and reached No. 4 in the United States
Blacc most recently appeared on Avicii’s single “SOS,” which appears on the DJ/producer’s posthumous third studio album Tim.
Proceeds will support the work of the new Tim Bergling Foundation, named for the musician who died of suicide in April 2018.
The show at Friends Arena will open with headline DJ sets from a number of Avicii’s friends, including David Guetta, Kygo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Laidback Luke and Nicky Romero.
“Tim had plans for his music to be performed together with a large live band, and now we are realizing his dream and giving fans a chance to experience his music in this unique way,” said Klas Bergling, Avicii’s father in a statement.
In addition to Blacc, the concert will feature many of the singers, including Adam Lambert and Rita Ora, who were on Avicii’s recordings and it will mark the first time many of them have been performed the songs live.
Among the other acts slated for the show: Alex Ebert, Amanda Wilson, Andreas Moe, Audra Mae, Blondfire, Bonn, Carl Falk, Dan Tyminski, Daniel Adams Ray, Joe Janiak, Nick Furlong, Otto Knows, Sandro Cavazza, Simon Aldred, Vargas Lagolaand Zack Abel, with more to be announced later.