A rock star getting high is hardly big news, but Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook is doing it for real.
Tilbrook, and a number of other musicians, will climb Mt Everest next month and perform the highest concert in history.Tilbrook's fellow "rock" stars are Mike Peters of The Alarm, Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats, Cy Curnin and Jamie West-Oram from The Fixx and Nick Harper.
Together, they plan to do the gig at some stage next month. Tilbrook will leave for Katmandu on October 10 and return to the UK on October 30.
The show is to benefit cancer and leukemia sufferers all over the world.
Peters himself is a cancer survivor and is now one of the founders of Love Hope Strength Foundation.
The artists will travel in a group of 40 and perform the acoustic concert to help the Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital by raising money for equipment.
When Tilbrook gets down off "the hill", he will tour the UK with Squeeze.
Dates are:
Nov '07
Mon 26 University of East Anglia Norwich 01603 508050
Tue 27 Guildhall Southampton 023 8063 2601
Thu 29 Carling Academy Glasgow 0870 169 0100
Fri 30 City Hall Newcastle 0191 263 5000
Dec '07
Sat 1 Civic Hall Wolverhampton 0870 320 7000
Mon 3 Colston Hall SOLD OUT Bristol 0117 922 3686
Tue 4 Hammersmith Apollo SOLD OUT London 0870 606 3400
Wed 5 Hammersmith Apollo London 0870 606 3400
Fri 7 Apollo Manchester 0161 832 1111
Sat 8 Philharmonic SOLD OUT Liverpool 0151 709 3789
Mon 10 Waterfront Belfast 028 9033 4400
Tue 11 Olympia Theatre Dublin 1 353 1 478 2153
Thu 13 Villa Marina, Royal Hall Isle of Man 01624 694555
