Autism Rocks

Autism Rocks is a United Kingdom-based charitable organisation founded by Sanjay Shah[1] to raise awareness about autism through charitable music events. All funds raised by Autism Rocks will go to the Autism Research Trust, which in turn supports research by the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University.

Autism Rocks gained international popularity after organising an event[2] with late music artist Prince. The Guardian reported[3] that Prince 'love-bombed' the crowd. Artists such as Zayn Malik,[4] Lenny Kravitz,[1] Snoop Dogg and Ricky Martin[5] have also participated.

With the help of the Dubai government, Autism Rocks is building a permanent venue for music events in Dubai, to be called the Autism Rocks Arena,[6] which can accommodate 25,000 people and 6,000 of them are air-conditioned.[7] The construction is expected to be completed by 2017, and the estimated cost of the venue will be a million UAE dirhams.

Autism Rocks created the Autism Rocks Support Centre,[8][9] one of the first not-for-profit autism centres in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It opened in 2017,[10] but the Centre shut down in February 2020 amidst the tax fraud probe against Sanjay Shah.[11][12]

References
  1. "In aid of autism". fridaymagazine.ae. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. Apollo, Eventim. "Autism Rocks presents A Tribute to Prince | Eventim Apollo". www.eventimapollo.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. Lynskey, Dorian (3 February 2015). "Prince review – 'What we're going to do right now is play 14 hits in a row!'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. "Zayn Malik Supports Autism Charities In Dubai, Continues One Direction Charity Legacy". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. "AUTISM ROCKS PRESENTS RICKY MARTIN – LONDONER SANJAY SHAH IS ORGANIZING A SPECTACULAR CONCERT IN LONDON THIS SEPTEMBER!". Dapper Guys. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. insidertraveltips (1 September 2016). "5 PLACES YOU MUST VISIT THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE IN DUBAI!". Insider Travel Tips. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. "Introducing Dubai concert venue Autism Rocks Arena". Time Out Dubai. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. "Autism Rocks Support Centre - Autism Rocks - The Autism Charity". 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  9. http://www.dhcc.ae/
  10. "Autism Rocks support centre opens its doors in Dubai". Health – Gulf News. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. "Autism centre in Dubai shuts down due to 'tax fraud'". Uae – Gulf News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. "Autism Rocks Support Centre closes amid tax fraud probe". The National. Retrieved 20 October 2020.


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