**Concert for Kirsty**

[MissWalshy]

http://aconcertforkirsty.com/

Friends and musicians come together in tribute to
KIRSTY MACCOLL



FEATURING ARTISTS PERFORMING KIRSTY’S SONGS ON HER BIRTHDAY 10|10|10

Alison Moyet, Amy MacDonald, Andrea Corr, Billy Bragg, Catherine Tate, Clare Maguire, David Gray, Eddi Reader, Ellie Goulding, James Walsh, Johnny Marr, Jackie Clune, Kim Wilde, Phill Jupitus, Omar Puente, Shane MacGowan
Plus special guests

Sunday 10th October
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire


Tickets on sale 9am Friday 23rd July
Click here to buy your tickets or call
0844 477 2000 | 0844 811 0051 | 020 7734 8932 All profits will be donated to Kirsty MacColl’s own charity, the Music Fund for Cuba | musicfundforcuba.org.uk

Could you please put this on the front page DzM? - a fitting tribute for someone much missed !

[Zuzana]

Thanks for posting the info, Walshy! The gig surely deserves some thorough promotion on this site.

(And it also reminded me to finally upload the pic of Kirsty's memorial bench to the Medusa gallery. More thanks!)

[RoddyRuddy]

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http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sect ... 041915&c=1
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09:55 | Wednesday July 21, 2010

By Gordon Masson

Friends of the late Kirsty MacColl are organising a special memorial concert to raise funds for her charity The Music Fund For Cuba.

The O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in London has been booked for MacColl’s birthday, October 10, where friends and musicians will perform to celebrate the memory of Kirsty, who died in tragic circumstances when she was hit by a speedboat while swimming in Mexico 10 years ago.

The 10/10/10 shows will feature artists including Alison Moyet, Andrea Corr, Amy Macdonald, Billy Bragg, Catherine Tate, David Gray, Eddi Reader, Ellie Goulding, James Walsh, Jackie Clune, Kim Wilde, Phill Jupitus, Omar Puente and Shane MacGowan.


All profits will be donated to MacColl's own charity, The Music Fund for Cuba which provides much needed support to young musicians and dancers who may otherwise be denied.

“Kirsty was such a good friend who had amazing stage fright, even though she was a great performer on stage and in the studio,” recalls Billy Bragg. “I hope the amazing line up at the concert can do Kirsty justice. Nothing can right the cruelty and injustice of her death and nothing can bring her back, but we will make sure that her birthday concert night will honour her and celebrate her.”
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http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sect ... 041915&c=1

[Zuzana]

Could you please put this on the front page?

Done.

[Heather]

This looks really good, unfortunately I may be on holiday as I have two weeks booked off work then. Planning on Thailand (again), obviously all depends on what the situation is out there then.

Hmm, not sure, do I book the concert, or wait and see what happens in Thailand?

[Smerker]

Should be picking up a ticket for that one.

Wish Catherine Tate wasn't on the line-up.

[MissWalshy]

Great stuff James