Mencap gigs announced (UPDATED)

By Phil Singer on Thursday, 25th October 2007 at 4:44 pm
 

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Updates: I’ve just added the 20th November gig and the 26th November gigs, thanks to a comment from Kathryn below. This was originally posted on 4th October.

Little Noise LogoThe brilliant Mencap have announced this year’s “Little Noise Sessions”, a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, which will take place from Tuesday 20th November to Wednesday 28 November 2007, at Islington’s Union Chapel in London. They’ll be hosted by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley.

To get tickets you’ll have to register here to get tickets when they go on sale. Ticket registration opens on Tuesday 2 October and closes at 12.00 Friday 19 October. Those who have registered can then buy tickets online on a first-come-first-served basis from 9am on Monday 22 October. Tickets are £35 each.

The gigs will raise money for Mencap’s Arts Awards scheme which enables children and young people with a learning disability to take part in local arts projects.

Tuesday 20th November – Secret Headliner, Jack Penate, Laura Marling, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Wednesday 21st November – Athlete and The Hoosiers
Thursday 22nd November – Will Young, Newton Faulkner and Adele
Friday 23rd November – Biffy Clyro, We Are Scientists and Young Knives
Saturday 24th November – The Pigeon Detectives and The Metros
Sunday 25th November – Snow Patrol and Cajun Dance Party
Monday 26th November – Kate Nash, Robyn, The Ting Tings
Tuesday 27th November – The Enemy + Special Guests
Wednesday 28th November – Keane, Rilo Kiley + Scouting For Girls

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4 Responses

mel
10:53 am
22nd October 2007

who’s playing on the 20th??

Phil
4:27 pm
22nd October 2007

I don’t think anyone is. As I understand it (and as it says at http://www.mencapmusic.org.uk/) there are no other gigs than the ones on 21st – 25th and 27+28th November.

Hope that helps :)

Kathryn
6:53 am
25th October 2007

I think at the moment the line up for the 20th is as follows:-

SPECIAL HEADLINE ACT TO BE ANOUNCED
JACK PENATE
LAURA MARLING
JOE LEAN AND THE JING JANG JONG

hope that helps :)

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