Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust

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The 2009 shows kicked off on Tuesday 24 March with Mercury prize winning Antony & The Johnsons, hot off the heels of celebrated album "The Crying Light", was joined by Brits Critics Choice winners Florence and the Machine and VV Brown.


Next up, on Wednesday 25 March, there was Gala Evening of Folk Music with Fairport Convention, Seth Lakeman, Kate Rusby and Eliza Carthy.


The Stereophonics took to the stage on Thursday 26 March. Lead singer Kelly Jones has been an inspirational supporter of Teenage Cancer Trust since he joined The Who onstage to perform a storming version of "Substitute" at the very first Teenage Cancer Trust gig back in 2000.

On Friday 27 March, one of Britain's hottest bands, Kasabian, performed their first London show since recording their hotly tipped new album due for release in June. Jersey Budd and The Hours supported.

Saturday 28 March foundWelsh metalcore band, Bullet for My Valentine headlining, joined by Fightstar.

Kasabian lead singer, Tom Meighan says "It's great we can continue to support Teenage Cancer Trust and help them make a difference. We were inspired after meeting some of the teenagers with cancer at our gigs last year and it really made us want to do more for the charity."

To bring the week of gigs to a close, Sunday 29 March saw Mathew Horne and James Corden, hosting an Evening of Comedy. Also along for the ride was everyone's favourite goth Noel Fielding,, 8 out of 10 Cat's Sean Lock, comedian and comic actor Nick Mohammed and TV presenter Jack Whitehall.

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Every day in the UK, six teenagers are told they have cancer. This is a rising figure and there are already more young people than children with the disease. These young people often get a raw deal, receiving hospital treatment in inappropriate facilities catering for children or the elderly.

Teenage Cancer Trust focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer by providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals designed to give teenagers the very best chance of a positive outcome. As well as state-of-the-art facilities to keep patients occupied during long stays in hospital, the units provide an environment where teenagers can meet others in a similar situation.

The charity estimates that, with the units they currently have around the UK, only half of all teenagers diagnosed with cancer now have access to the dedicated, specialist support they provide. But Teenage Cancer Trust’s aim is to build enough units so that, by 2012, every teenager will be treated on one.

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