Plan B, Django Django & Sam Lee To Headline Next Mercury Prize ‘Albums Of The Year Live Gig
Monday, 24 September 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
The next three Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlisted artists to play a special gig, as part of the ‘Albums of the Year Live’ series at LSO St Luke’s in London, will be Plan B, Django Django and Sam Lee. The three acts will jointly headline the gig on Wednesday 10th October, raising money for War Child to help support their fantastic work assisting children affected by conflict all over the world.
The eclectic lineup reflects the diverse range of music on the 2012 Albums of the Year shortlist, as the powerful hip-hop of Plan B sits alongside the angular pop of Django Django and the enchanting folk of Sam Lee.
The Mercury Prize will be making tickets for the event available to fans through competitions and a special ballot system developed in association with Barclaycard Unwind and their partner The Ticket Factory. The ballot will be open for 48 hours from 10am today, Monday 24th September. Entry to the gig will be free, although a donation of £10 will need to be made to War Child in order to secure each pair of tickets. Barclaycard will be matching all donations made using a Barclaycard. Fans can apply for tickets over at www.theticketfactory.com
Fans who are not able to attend the gig will still be able to catch tracks and interviews on television as part of Channel 4’'s coverage of this year’s Prize. Each artist will be the subject of a dedicated programme broadcast on Wednesday 17th October ahead of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show, which will take place on Thursday 1st November.
Further gigs featuring more of the 2012 shortlisted artists will be announced over the coming weeks.
Plan B recently unveiled the full dates to his 2013 UK tour, which will see him performing in 11 arenas across the country next year.
Fri February 1st 2013 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat February 2nd 2013 - Manchester Arena, Manchester
Mon February 4th 2013 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Tue February 5th 2013 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Thu February 7th 2013 - Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), Bournemouth
Fri February 8th 2013 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Sat February 9th 2013 - The O2, London
Mon February 11th 2013 - The Brighton Centre, Brighton
Tue February 12th 2013 - Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Thu February 14th 2013 - Glasgow SECC, Glasgow
Fri February 15th 2013 - AECC, Aberdeen
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The eclectic lineup reflects the diverse range of music on the 2012 Albums of the Year shortlist, as the powerful hip-hop of Plan B sits alongside the angular pop of Django Django and the enchanting folk of Sam Lee.
