Gibson Guitar Announces Sponsorship of Teenage Cancer Trust Opening Night Concert Featuring Noel Gallagher

Press release
Source: Gibson Guitar

Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic division of Gibson Guitar has announced its sponsorship of opening night Teenage Cancer Trust concert which is being headlined by the legendary Noel Gallagher. Noel will be supported by one of the UK ’s hottest new bands The View. The week long series of concerts are in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and held at London ’s Royal Albert Hall.

Now in its seventh year, the concert series was the brainchild of The Who’s Roger Daltrey CBE , patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust, who has once again assembled the best British talent available across rock, pop and comedy to give up their time to raise money for the charity.

Announcing this year’s line-up, Roger Daltrey said: “Over the years these shows have really made a massive difference to the money available to build TCT units in National Health Service hospitals. They also give our teenagers the moral support to help fight this terrible disease”.

Roger Daltrey has worked tirelessly with the shows' co-producer, Harvey Goldsmith CBE , to ensure that every line up lived up to the standards that were set from the very first year. Those who have appeared in previous years include Oasis, Coldplay, Paul Weller, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, The Cure, Madness, The Stereophonics, Keane, Razorlight, Franz Ferdinand, Jools Holland and Tom Jones.

“The Gibson Foundation is proud to be sponsoring the opening evening of the Teenage Cancer Trust’s week long set of concerts at The Royal Albert Hall. I hope the charity and music fans enjoy an exciting and successful week,” says Henry Juszkiewicz Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar

The aim of the shows is to raise funds for desperately needed teenage cancer units. These units, which are all built in NHS hospitals, are improving survival rates for teenagers with cancer by an estimated 15%. There are currently seven TCT units. Each cost over 2 million pounds to build and another fifteen are needed to ensure every teenager with cancer can have access to one. Over the past seven years the series of shows have led directly to the development of three major Teenage Cancer Trust units across the country.

The full line-up for the 2007 show is as follows:

Monday 26th March – Sponsored by Gibson Foundation
Noel Gallagher and The View plus special guests

Tuesday 27th March
Noel Gallagher and The Coral plus special guests

Wednesday 28th March
An evening of comedy hosted by Russell Brand and Noel Fielding with special guests

Thursday 29th March
Kasabian plus special guests The Lea Shores

Friday 30th March
Kaiser Chiefs plus special guests Gruff Rhys and The Cribs

Saturday 31st March
The Who plus special guests Vincent Vincent and The Villains and The Electric City

Tickets are available from the following outlets

Teenage Cancer Trust - www.teenagecancertrust.org, 0870 060 6030

The Royal Albert Hall - www.royalalberthall.com, 020 7589 8212

About Gibson Foundation
The Gibson Foundation is the philanthropic arm of musical giant Gibson Guitar Corp. Founded in 2002, it is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health and welfare causes. The Gibson Foundation is a 501(c)3 charity. For more information on Gibson Foundation go to www.gibsonfoundation.org or www.gibson.com.

About Gibson Guitar
Gibson Guitar is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Gibson Showcases, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Gibson Baldwin Music Education, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com.

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