One of our favourite Aussie artists Josh Pyke has announced he will be presenting the inaugural ‘Busking For Change’ concert on September 2 in support for Indigenous Literacy Day.

To be held at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney during National Literacy and Numeracy week, the concert will showcase a special solo acoustic set from Josh plus performances from a star-studded cast of guests and DJs.

‘Busking For Change’ is all about raising some funds for the Indigenous Literacy Project, a charity that Josh has supported in the past.

The ILP aims to help raise funds needed to deal with the literacy crisis in remote Indigenous communities. Indigenous Literacy Day is their major fundraising effort each year.

Josh donated over $7000 to ILP after his unique guitar boat, which was featured in the ‘Make You Happy’ film clip, was auctioned on ebay.

“By Year 7 schooling, only one in five indigenous children from remote communities can read and write at the accepted minimum standard. This is a massive problem, which can be quantifiably changed by the programs run by the Indigenous Literacy Project. The one thing I can do is put on a charity show to help support the people financially who are out there making the difference, hence Busking For Change,” says Josh.

“To me, a decent level of literacy is really the cornerstone to being able to choose what type of life you want. If you can read and write and communicate with words, your world is opened up to further education, different creative pursuits, or just the escapism of reading a really good book at the end of a hard day at work. Being literate helps you put yourself in the context of the greater world that you live in.”

 Tickets for the event go on sale August 10 through www.buskingforchange.com.au

General Admission     

$30

Special Offer Tickets

$500 - Limit of two available

This gets you:    2 x tickets to ‘Busking For Change’ at The Annandale Hotel

                              2 x tickets to Josh Pyke’s Luna Park show in Sydney INCLUDING a meet and greet with Josh on the day and side stage access during the show.

Executive ‘No Attendance Required’ Tickets

$500 - Become an executive supporter of the show.

This does not give you an actual ticket to the show, but is surely the preferred option for all those execs who really don’t want to go to the show but want to support Josh and the cause. (your donation is tax deductible).

For more information on the Busking For Change line-up (which will be announced in the coming weeks) head to www.buskingforchange.com or www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au

www.buskingforchange.com | www.joshpyke.com | www.myspace.com/joshpyke

 - Stevey-Lee Ginger