Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust
10th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall
In 2010, Teenage Cancer Trust held an all-star, 10-night line up to celebrate its 10th year of music and comedy at the Royal Albert Hall in association with Nomura.
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The Line-up
The stellar line-up included
Noel Gallagher, performing for the first time since Oasis split and
Them Crooked Vultures, a super-group consisting of Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.
The Specials recieved the NME Outstanding Contribution award at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010. The band celebrated the award with the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 29 March, as part of the concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust. In recognition of Teenage Cancer Trust's link with the British Music Industry and work with young people with cancer, NME has also renamed the award the Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution to Music.
But it's not just music! Jimmy Carr hosted a night of comedy with Noel Fielding, Rhod Gilbert, Jason Mansford, James Corden and more.
Not only that, the line-up also featured
Arctic Monkeys, playing the Royal Albert Hall for the very first time and the return of Brit-pop legends
Suede.
The Who rounded off 10 days of incredible events with a performance of Quadrophenia.
- Wednesday 17 February Depeche Mode
- Monday 22 March Them Crooked Vultures
- Tuesday 23 March Comedy night: Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding and Rhod Gilbert
- Wednesday 24 March - Suede
- Thursday 25 March Noel Gallagher
- Friday 26 March Noel Gallagher
- Saturday 27 March Arctic Monkeys
- Sunday 28 March - JLS
- Monday 29 March The Specials
- Tuesday 30 March The Who
The Who were joined on stage by special guests Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam and Tom Meighan from Kasabian.
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TCT Concerts 2009 
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About Teenage Cancer Trust
The brainchild of The Who's Roger Daltrey CBE, the now-famed gigs raise money to help the charity provide the best possible care and support for young people with cancer.
Since they began in 2000, the concerts have raised over £8.7million for young people with cancer, opening 9 units across the UK for teenagers with cancer.
Teenage Cancer Trust builds specialist units in NHS hospitals where teenagers can be treated with others their own age in an environment suited to their needs. Usually placed on a children's ward or with elderly patients, young people are often left feeling extremely isolated when facing a cancer diagnosis.
Currently only half of teenagers diagnosed with cancer have access to the specialist support provided by Teenage Cancer Trusts units. The charity aims to build enough units so that, by 2012, every single teenager will be treated on one.
To find out more about Teenage Cancer Trust or to make a donation, visit
teenagecancertrust.org.