Music
27 Jul 17

Marcus Mumford announces celebrity football match to benefit Grenfell Tower fire victims

The Mumford & Sons frontman is set to play a charity football match alongside former football pros, a number of celebrities and a firefighter who responded to the June 14 tragedy.

The "Game4Grenfell" is set for September, and will take place just a mile down the road from the burned tower block.

Les Ferdinand, David Seaman, Trevor Sinclair and Alan Shearer are among a number of ex-footballers who are taking part.

Mumford, along with Olly Murs, Ben Shephard, Damian Lewis, Tinie Tempah, Jamie Dornan, Ben Cohen, James Bay are just a few of the big names slated to appear to benefit the West London community.

Marcus from @MumfordAndSons reveals who he's looking forward to playing against in #Game4Grenfell charity match in September @LBC pic.twitter.com/LCcYEFqjgH

— Derek Ferguson (@DerekFerguson4) July 27, 2017

Buzzing!

I'm putting my boots on to play in #Game4Grenfell @QPRFC

Tkts/info visit:https://t.co/Uz9h8yblw7 #BullionSigns #QPR #support pic.twitter.com/Bz3rVbjf3z

— Paul Bullion (@PaulBullionLive) July 27, 2017

Marcus Mumford has taken part in relief efforts for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire since the morning after it occurred. He set up a free summer football programme for children in the area, to aid parents who need day care services throughout the summer holiday.

Over 2,000 tickets are being offered free of charge to survivors and their families, as well as to emergency services, community members and volunteers.