The Farm (British band) Spoony. The Farm were also central to the track released to commemorate the Hillsborough disaster, "The Fields of Anfield Road", the proceeds going to the families of those killed in the disaster. The Farm was also one of the first bands to perform at the Echo Arena Liverpool when it opened in January 2008. In 2011, The Farm joined forces with others to create the "Don't Buy The Sun" Gig, at the Olympia in Liverpool, which was part of the continuing protest on Merseyside against "The Sun" newspaper for its controversial reporting of the Hillsborough disaster 22 years before. This
Hillsborough disaster Hillsborough by the newspaper. Everton F.C. followed in April 2017 on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the disaster after a column by Kelvin MacKenzie concerning Everton footballer Ross Barkley. MacKenzie was suspended as a contributor to the newspaper. The journalist Edward Pearce was criticised for writing a controversial article in the aftermath of the disaster, at a time when a number of victims' funerals were taking place. His column in "The Sunday Times" on 23 April 1989, included the text: "For the second time in half a decade a large body of Liverpool supporters has killed people ...