Bono enlists Roberts’, Tatum’s help
If one donates at least $10 to Bono’s charity (RED), the singer is giving him or her a chance to drink tea with him and Julia Roberts, enjoy a private concert from U2 or party in Las Vegas with Magic
Mike star Channing Tatum. Those are three of the “experiences” donors can possibly win after giving money to (RED), which raises funds to fight AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). The campaign dubbed “(RED) SHOPATHAN,” in its second year, was launched yesterday, one week before World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
“It is a battle now for funding. It’s just a street battle, pitch battle, and we have to keep this stuff in the news or literally those people don’t get the drugs. It’s that simple,” Bono said in an interview with The Associated Press last week. “We have to just remind people that America has led the war on this tiny little virus and is winning the war. But it is unthinkable, but it is possible, that if we stall on funding then we start to undo all this good work.”
Other “experiences” that can be earned after donating on Omaze. com/RED include a night out with Neil Patrick Harris; tickets to see Broadway’s Hamilton and backstage access with show star Javier Muñoz; a Snapchat and jet ski adventure with DJ Khaled; and a studio hangout with One Direction’s Liam Payne. The campaign will return to Jimmy
Kimmel Live! for a full show on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in PH), where Bono, The Killers, Herbie Hancock, DJ Khaled and Halsey will perform, while special guests include Roberts, Tatum, Patrick Harris and Kristen Bell.
Bono will sing a re-worked version of Cole Porter’s Well, Did You Evah! and the Killers will perform Christmas songs.
“The Killers are doing Christmas songs to end all Christmas songs,” Bono said with a laugh, “which actually, believe or not, has me singing ‘if you don’t help people with AIDS you’re going to hell.’”