Date: Sunday, 19 September 2010
Time: 2pm-11pm
Venue: Sound Control, Manchester
Rock and Respite brings the cream of up-and-coming bands together in a unique fundraiser for Manchester’s celebrated Francis House Children’s Hospice.
The event seeks not only to raise some much needed cash but also to bring the hospice and its work to the attention of a new, younger audience. And for this reason, Rock and Respite have kept the ticket price nice and low. It’s not just about the money; it’s about spreading the word.
Francis House provides essential respite and terminal care for families with children suffering from life-limiting conditions and illnesses; all in a loving, comfortable and fun home-from-home environment.
Crucially, Francis House provides all this care free of charge to anyone who needs it. And plenty of people need it.
There are now well over 200 very poorly children and their families depending on respite care at Francis House and as that number increases, the amount of time each family can use the facilities steadily decreases.
So, to keep pace with demand, additional accommodation at Francis House desperately needs to be built. Of course, this all costs cold, hard cash and it’s where Rock and Respite wants to help.
The inspiration for Rock and Respite comes from Elizabeth, the severely disabled, seven year old daughter of the event’s organiser, Manchester photographer, Stephen Campbell.
Just like her friends at Francis House, Elizabeth loves music and when her father saw how positively even the most unresponsive children react to their music therapy, he knew using music to raise money and awareness was the way to go.
Bands lined up to play Rock and Respite include (in alphabetical order): Blind Atlas, Clint Boon (DJ), Exit Calm, Frazer King, Kid British, Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six, NO*TOKYO, Sonic Boom Six, The Hidden Revolution, The Jessie Rose Trip,The Lovely Eggs, The Suns, The Switch, The Travelling Band, This Morning Call and Twin Thea.
Early Bird Tickets are available now from Ticketline priced at £6 in advance (plus booking fee), £7 on the day.
For more information visit
www.rockandrespite.com
www.francishouse.org.uk
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