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Mencap reveals Little Noise Sessions line up!
Thursday 04 October 2012
Mencap Little Noise Sessions, in association with Toshiba, are back for their seventh year – and there’s positively nothing ‘little’ about this year’s line up!
The Maccabees, Noah and the Whale and Richard Hawley headline with more artists to be announced in the coming weeks
Exclusive pre-sale opens tomorrow; general sale from Monday 8 October
MENCAP’S LITTLE NOISE SESSIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH TOSHIBA
20-25 November 2012
St John-at-Hackney Church
Curated by BBC Radio 2 DJ and Mencap ambassador Jo Whiley
Tuesday 20 November: TBA
Wednesday 21 November: Richard Hawley with support from First Aid Kit and special guest King Charles
Thursday 22 November: TBA
Friday 23 November: The Maccabees present ‘Given To The Wild’ with support from Jamie N Commons and a very special guest
Saturday 24 November: Noah and the Whale with Villagers, special guest Lucy Rose and Daughter
Sunday 25 November: TBA
Mencap Little Noise Sessions, in association with Toshiba, are back for their seventh year – and there’s positively nothing ‘little’ about this year’s line up!
Set in the iconic St John-at-Hackney Church, Mencap’s annual winter music festival is set to host six nights of must-see concerts from 20-25 November. Kicking off with the revered sounds of Richard Hawley, right through to The Maccabees performing their new album, ‘Given To The Wild’,you won’t want to miss out.
Event: Mencap Little Noise Sessions
Dates: 20-25 November 2012
Venue: St John-at-Hackney Church, E5 0PD
Time: Doors open at 6.30pm
Ticket agent: Ticketmaster via www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk/tickets
Pre-sale tickets will be available from tomorrow, 5 October, to people who have signed up to Mencap Little Noises’ backstage area (www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk/subscribe) and to Toshiba UK fans who will have a dedicated Little Noise Session area on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/toshibauk). So if you don’t want to miss out on seeing your favourite artists, sign up for the pre-sale now!
Tickets will go on general sale on Monday 8 October through Ticketmaster on the Little Noise Sessions website at: www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk/tickets.
BBC Radio 2 DJ and Mencap ambassador Jo Whiley will be curating the Little Noise Sessions:
I’m so excited to be hosting Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions for the seventh year running! What’s more, we’re back at St John-at-Hackney Church, which inspired a truly electric atmosphere for fans and artists alike last year – there really is nothing more extraordinary than seeing big artists perform in such an intimate and beautiful venue. We have a week of incredible shows lined up, all in aid of Mencap and supporting people with a learning disability. I’ll see you there!
Wednesday 21 November
In a performance that is set to captivate his audience, singer-songwriter Richard Hawley will headline on Wednesday 21 November, performing songs from his Mercury Prize nominated album, ‘Standing at the Sky’s Edge’. Hawley will be accompanied by big-voiced Swedish indie/folk duo, First Aid Kit, as well as the truly inimitable King Charles.
Friday 23 November
What better way to start the weekend started than by watchingThe Maccabees perform their new album ‘Given To The Wild’, which has been shortlisted for this year’s Mercury Award and dubbed a sprawling masterpiece of distorted pop, psychadelia and soulful guitar wig outs. The Londoners will be joined on Friday 23 November by blues singer Jamie N Commons, who is fresh from a summer of acclaimed festival performances throughout Europe. And if this wasn’t exciting enough, a very special guest is lined up to make a surprise appearance that you won’t want to miss!
Saturday 24 November
Leaders of the British folk-rock scene, Noah and the Whale, will be headlining on Saturday 24 Novemberwith a very special solo acoustic performance from Villagers’ Conor O’Brien. Special guest Lucy Rose will then dazzle the Little Noise crowd, fresh from launching her debut album ‘Like I Used To’, ahead of London duo Daughter topping off what’s set to be an incredible night.
Further line-up announcements are to follow in the coming weeks.
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Notes to editors
For more information or to request an interview with Jo Whiley, the artists performing in this year’s Little Noise Sessions or a Mencap spokesperson, please contact Lisa Gilbert, PR Officer at Mencap, on 020 7696 6950 or Lisa.Gilbert@mencap.org.uk.
About Little Noise Sessions
Mencap Music’s Little Noise Sessions is now in its seventh year. A series of live performances from music artists, curated by Mencap ambassador and BBC Radio 2 DJ, Jo Whiley, will take place from 20-25 November 2012 at St John-at-Hackney Church. Little Noise Sessions 2012 is in association with Toshiba and supported by Spotify.
www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk
www.facebook.com/littlenoisesessions
https://twitter.com/little_noise
About Mencap
Mencap is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. We work to improve services, challenge prejudice and directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose.
About learning disability
A learning disability is caused by the way the brain develops before, during or shortly after birth. It is always lifelong and affects someone's intellectual and social development. It used to be called mental handicap but this term is outdated and offensive. Learning disability is NOT a mental illness. The term learning difficulty is often incorrectly used interchangeably with learning disability.
About Toshiba
Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.
Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 490 companies, with 203,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$77 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at: www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
