Moby has announced that he will donate 100% of his profits from his performances at Coachella to leading animal rights organisations,
MOBY
TO DONATE 100% OF COACHELLA PROFITS
TO ANIMAL RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS
FOLLOWING STANDOUT FESTIVAL RETURN
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Moby has announced that he will donate 100% of his profits from his performances at Coachella to a selection of leading animal rights organisations, following a phenomenal return to the iconic California stage on Friday night.
A defining moment of the performance came with a guest appearance from Jacob Lusk, who joined Moby on ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die’ and ‘Natural Blues’, delivering an emotionally euphoric high point to the set.
Watch Moby and Jacob Lusk perform ‘Natural Blues’ here: https://youtu.be/A28LjnOZo24
Speaking on the initiative, Moby said:
“My main job in life is working as an animal rights activist, and to that end my hope is to use the revenue and attention from my Coachella show to draw attention to, and financially support, animal rights organizations. There are countless amazing organisations globally, but for the profits from Coachella I’ll be donating to the following:”
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Mercy For Animals
- The Humane League
- Direct Action Everywhere
The announcement continues a long-standing commitment from Moby to align his music with activism. His 2024 European shows – all sold out – saw 100% of profits donated to animal rights organisations, reinforcing an ethos that consistently places purpose before profit.
The Coachella performances mark the start of a major run of live activity in 2026, with a 28-date European tour set to follow from June through August. Spanning the continent from Denmark to Greece, and Ireland to Bulgaria, the tour will combine major festivals, historic venues and open-air settings – including sold-out UK shows at On The Beach, Brighton, London’s Old Royal Naval College and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin – bringing his latest album Future Quiet to life alongside a catalogue that has shaped electronic music for over three decades.
Released earlier this year, Future Quiet signals a more introspective chapter – built around piano minimalism and ambient composition – reflecting a growing need for stillness in an increasingly chaotic world.
‘FUTURE QUIET’ QUOTES
“The perfect antidote to anxiety… Wonderful.” ★★★★ – The Sun
“Chillout mastermind locates a place of Zen… he’s struck a rich seam somewhere between ambient and classical music… graceful in its poise.” – UNCUT
“a semi-classical piece of calming power… beauty, with soaring strings and heavenly choirs.” – The Sunday Times
“a set of 14 lovely piano and synth-heavy soundscapes … shimmeringly beautiful stuff.” – Record Collector
“‘It’s an album of bliss and quiet euphoria… It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time.” – CLASH
“a pioneer, a true muse, the man who spearheaded 1990s dance music and brought it to the mainstream… Moby has more than proven that he deserves to be hailed as a musical maestro of the highest order. Whether it’s in filling dance floors or the most intimate of all candlelit concerts, he commands a power which is both endearing and endlessly enigmatic.” – Far Out
“Future Quiet is a soft suite for piano, synths, strings and occasional voice, conceived as a musical refuge in a noisy world.” – The Scotsman
“Regenerating his introverted side, this straight-from-the-heart outing offers private musical ambience to soothe and console… Future Quiet helps its listeners face the world with renewed clarity.” – Music OMH
“beautiful and frequently stunning… An album to lose yourself in, in a very good way.” – Hot Press
“One of electronic music’s most visionary artists… A beautiful pause in time, it encompasses a minimalist piano, a soothing complexion in soaring strings and a collection of some of the most alluring vocal collaborations put to tape… For more than three decades, Moby’s Richard Melville has cemented his status as a music icon. Finding comfort in calm, Future Quiet is further proof of an artist who will perhaps never be lax in vision or process.” – When The Horn Blows
LIVE DATES:
April 17 – California, US – Coachella
June 26 – Odense, Denmark – Tinderbox Festival
June 29 – Istanbul, Turkey – Zorlu Performing Arts Center
July 1 – Athens, Greece – Release Athens
July 3 – Luxembourg – Neimenster – SOLD OUT
July 5 – Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
July 7 – Sevilla, Spain – Icónica Santalucia Sevilla Fest
July 8 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
July 10 – Eisenstadt, Austria – Butterfly Dance
July 11 – Weert, The Netherlands – Bospop Festival
July 12 – Stuttgart, Germany – Stuttgart Jazz Open Festival
July 14 – Modena, Italy – Modena Jazz Open Festival
July 17 – Ostrava, Czech Republic – Colors of Ostrava
July 19 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – PhillGood Festival
July 21 – Belgrade, Serbia – Donji grad Kalemegdan Fortress
July 23 – Pula, Croatia – Pula Arena
July 26 – Brighton, England – On The Beach – SOLD OUT
July 30 – Tbilisi, Georgia – Rustavi International Motorpark
August 1 – Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Park
August 4 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresija Summer Stage
August 6 – Tartu, Estonia – Lauluväljak
August 8 – Vilnius, Lithuania – Kalnų Park
August 11 – Dresden, Germany – Filmnächte am Elbufer
August 13 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
August 15 – London, England – Old Royal Naval College – SOLD OUT
August 18 – Bonn, Germany – Kunst!Rasen
August 21 – Dublin, Ireland – Irish Museum of Modern Art Kilmainham – SOLD OUT
August 20 – Blagnac, France – MAD Summer (DJ GIG)
August 23 – Chateau-Gontier, France – V and B Fest
About Moby:
Moby was born Richard Melville Hall in Harlem, NYC in 1965. His father gave him his nickname “Moby” when he was 10 minutes old, as a result of his hereditary relationship to Herman Melville. Moby started playing classical music and studying music theory when he was 9 years old, and then came of age musically in the punk rock scene in and around NYC in the early 80’s. He released his first single, “Go,” in 1991 (listed as one of “Rolling Stone” magazine’s best records of all time), and has since sold over 20,000,000 albums worldwide.
Moby works with and supports a variety of non-profit organizations, including The Humane Society, Emily’s List, The ACLU, and The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function.
Little Walnut, founded by Moby with producer Lindsay Hicks in 2024, is an artist-first production company rooted in activism and guided by story. Working across fiction and nonfiction, short and long form, the company supports bold, boundary-pushing films that expand empathy, challenge dominant narratives through craft, and reach broad audiences through unique storytelling. Current projects include The Incomer (winner of the NEXT Innovator Award at the Sundance Film Festival), The Making of Jesus Diabetes, Tecie and The Eternal Return.
MobyGratis, the free music licensing platform designed to support independent and student filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, producers, and other creatives, is also very woven into the idea of Little Walnut as it is an initiative that supports storytellers, offering free music for their projects. Mobygratis continues to break down financial barriers in the arts by providing high-quality music to anyone who could benefit from it. Relaunched in 2025, this latest iteration also introduces collaborative options, enabling musicians and producers to remix and rework Moby’s instrumentals in ways never before possible.
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