5 Jan 2011

THE WHO, JEFF BECK AND DEBBIE HARRY UNITE FOR CANCER GIG

STOP PRESS: A limited number of tickets have just been released for the ‘Killing Cancer’ concert on the 13th January. Get yours now from www.hmvtickets.com
 
About the evening:
Rock legends The Who are to perform alongside Jeff Beck, Blondie singer Debbie Harry and The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft in a charity concert against cancer. The stars will appear at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, on Jan. 13, 2011 to raise money for ‘Killing Cancer’, a charity that funds research into little-known cancer treatment Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). PDT, which involves making cells more sensitive to light before exposing them to laser light, could help to treat cancers and precancerous conditions near the surface of the skin or internal organ linings.
 
The event has special significance for The Who, whose manager Bill Curbishley said he had witnessed a number of friends going through the last days of cancer.
 
“Only later we discovered that PDT could perhaps have saved their lives – and certainly given them some dignity in their final weeks,” he said in a statement.
 
For more info, check out the ‘Killing Cancer’ website by clicking here.