Boy George at RS Lounge club opening. London, England - 11.06.08

The former Culture Club frontman worked alongside the Big Apple's sanitation workers in 2006 when he was sentenced to community service and garbage duty after falsely reporting a burglary at his apartment in the city.

And the star - real name George O'Dowd - is keen to perform for the people he met while being punished - insisting their kindness made the humiliating task easier.

He explains, "The people I worked alongside showed great kindness to me at a very difficult time, and I wanted to thank them all in a way that would show my appreciation."

The star will play at the department's annual Family Day on 17 August (08). He is kicking of a North American tour in Aspen, Colorado a month before (10Jul08).

A spokesman for the Department of Sanitation says, "Keeping New York City safe and clean is a daunting challenge - as Boy George well knows - and we welcome his generous offer to entertain those who have made our city the cleanest it has been in more than 30 years."

Source: WENN