Celebrity Involvement
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of rock band The Who have been intimately involved with the annual charity concerts at Royal Albert Hall. Daltrey has endorsed 'The Whodlums', a Who tribute band based in North East England, which regulalry raises money for the Trust.
Some of the many others who have been involved include Ash, Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, suede, Stereophonics, Glenn Tipton, McFly, Ronnie Wood, Chris Martin, The Specials, Muse, The Fratellis, Noel Fielding, Russell Brand, Paul Weller, Them Crooked Vultures, Steve Cradock, Duffy, Arctic Monkeys, Bullet for my Valentine, Florence and the Machine, VV Brown, Antony and the Johnsons, Seth Lakeman, Kate Rusby, Fairport Convention, Fightstar, The Blackout, Depeche Mode, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Biffy Clyro, Editors, Beady Eye, One Direction and Mathew Horne and James Corden.
Other celebrities who have supported the charity are Joe McElderry, Frank Lampard, Holly Willoughby, Gerald Scarfe, Jameela Jamil, Jorgie Porter and Harry Judd.
The line-up for the charity's 2013 shows at the Royal Albert Hall features Ryan Adams, Beth Orton, Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, Primal Scream, Echo and the Bunnymen, Kasabian, Dark Horses, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Gruff Rhys, Rizzle Kicks, Labrinth, Paul Weller and Palma Violets.
Giles Long MBE, the triple Paralympic gold medallist and TV presenter was treated at the very first Teenage Cancer Trust unit at the Middlesex Hospital in London from October 1991 to March 1992 for a bone tumour. He appeared briefly on stage with The Who at the Royal Albert Hall, along with Marc Woods in November 2000. It was the first Who concert in the UK for over twenty years and the first of many fundraisers by the band for the TCT. He continues to raise money for the charity and visits patients.
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