Last updated: Saturday, August 18, 2007
BARAT TO PERFORM IN PRISON FOR MALE SUICIDE AWARENESS
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS rocker CARL BARAT has been given the green light to perform a unique gig in a London prison in aid of a suicide-awareness charity.
Carl Barat of Dirty Pretty Things performing at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England - 23.04.07
The concert, organised by Wasted Youth, will see Barat play a three-song acoustic set beside the cells in the capital's Pentonville Prison, before joining Dirty Pretty Things for a performance with fellow English rockers The Enemy in the jail's chapel.
A spokesperson for Barat says, "They (Wasted Youth) asked Carl to do it and told us how many young males are killing themselves every year, especially in prisons. It was a case of 'Hang on, what can we do about it?'"
Wasted Youth, organised by entertainment journalist Dan Fulvio, plans to raise awareness of suicide - and hopes to encourage men to talk about their problems - following the death of Fulvio's 22-year-old brother Steven last year (06).
He says, "Steven dying came as a complete shock. There's an ingrained view in young men that talking about personal pressures is a sign of weakness. Being silent isn't being strong; it's damaging."
Troubled Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty was lined up for the one-off gig, but his performance was vetoed by the U.K. Prison Service over fears he would detract from Wasted Youth's message.
The gig will take place on 27 August (07).
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Source: WENN
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