Above & Beyond Partners with the Belong Center to Build Community on Tour

Above & Beyond adds heart to their Bigger Than All of Us Tour by helping the Belong Center address loneliness through community-building activations.

Ahead of Above & Beyond’s Bigger Than All of Us Tour kicking off this week, the renowned trio have announced a new touring partnership with the Belong Center, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to address loneliness and to build a community of belonging. The collaboration aims to foster real-world connections among fans by enriching concerts with meaningful experiences.

The Belong Center will be present in five cities — New York, Boston, Atlanta, Austin, and Denver — and feature its Belong Bench, an interactive art installation where fans can take a moment to sit with one another and develop new friendships. The bright yellow bench will greet attendees with a sign saying, “This is not a selfie-taking spot. It’s a connection spot. Take a risk. Sit. Talk. Belong.”

The Belong Center, along with two other nonprofits, will receive a share of one dollar from every tour ticket sold.

Concertgoers who stop by the activation will also be invited to learn more about the Belong Center movement and the organization’s community training platform. Local Belong ambassadors will also distribute resources to people who are interested in creating community in their own daily spaces. Plus, fans who join the movement on site will be entered in a raffle to win a signed A&B album.

Loneliness, which the US Surgeon General has recognized as an epidemic, has become an urgent public health crisis that affects nearly half of all Americans. Radha Agrawal, the founder of the Belong Center, says the nonprofit is meeting the crisis head-on through this collaboration.

“Above & Beyond creates spaces where people feel seen, lifted, and connected — and that’s exactly what Belong Center is here to do,” Agrawal said. She added that this exciting initiative will invite fans “into a deeper experience of community while they’re already open, dancing, and alive.”