Dirty Pretty Things Sign Their 10-foot Gibson Les Paul for Charity

by Staff.

Ex-Libertines Carl Barat and his band Dirty Pretty Things dropped by the Gibson Guitar Studio to sign their specially designed 10-foot Les Paul for Gibson Guitartown London. The free standing hand painted sculpture by visual artist Hannah Bays will be on public display around More London, City Hall SE1 for ten weeks from June 28, 2007.

Gibson Guitartown London is a charity inspired art display in association with well known British musicians such as Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Ozzy Osbourne, James Blunt, Rod Stewart, Stereophonics, Roxy Music, Corinne Bailey Rae, Brian May, Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, The View, and Robert Plant, who work alongside visual artists to create their own individually designed 10-foot Gibson Les Paul.

An additional 30 regular-sized and hand-painted Gibson SG guitars will be displayed at The O2. Following the public display, these guitars will also be auctioned off to raise money for The Prince’s Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Dirty Pretty Things: "Great concept, fantastic causes being represented; we are hounoured to be part of this exciting project."

For more information on Dirty Pretty Things please visit www.dirtyprettythingsband.com.

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