Starting this weekend we’re taking a week off, jetting off to the Isle of Skye for some winter sun, or snow, or rain. Whilst the thought of ‘no work’ for a week is extremely appealing, we’d like to keep the cogs turning regarding the booking schedule at Champions. So, we’d like as many bands as possible to contact us regarding the following slots, all of which are available over the coming months. In particular, on Saturday 3 April we’ll be holding a charity all-dayer, to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. This is why they need your support…

“Teenage Cancer Trust exists to improve the quality of life and chances of survival for young people with cancer. It costs between £500,000 and £3,500,000 depending on the nature, size and location to build and equip a new unit. We also fund frontline staff such as Youth Support Co-ordinators and Nurse Consultants. We also need to make sure units include everything young people need to be kept fully occupied and entertained during their stay – whether it’s computers, TVs, juke boxes or simply a pool table.

We don’t receive any government funding, so we rely on voluntary donations from people like you. We estimate that with the units we currently have around the UK, only half of the teenagers diagnosed with cancer have access to this dedicated, specialist support. So we need to do more. Our aim is to build enough units so that, by 2012, every single teenager will be treated on one.”

We are looking for nine bands/artists to play for free, djs too, with doors at 3pm, first band at 4pm, £5 entry, with all money raised on the door and through a raffle going to the Appeal. These all-day fundraisers have previously been some of the best events we’ve put on, raising large amounts of money, creating a wonderful sense of community spirit and simply being a day of fantastic live music. For obvious reasons we’re looking for two things with regards to the bands, we want quality bands who can bring a crowd. We want bands who want to play for the cause, and who will make a big effort with promotion. As with all the other gigs, please email tony@championsbournemouth.co.uk with your request to take part.

Below is a list of other potential slots we have available at Champions over the next couple of months. Any bands/artists interested in any of these dates, please can you message us stating the date(s) you’re interested in, with a link to your band’s website or myspace. Ta very much!

Sat 6 Mar – w/Boy Le Monti + Funkin’ Bob Noxious & The P45 All-Stars
Sun 14 Mar – w/The Docks + Amity Road
Wed 17 Mar – St. Patricks Day Special w/Dead Lettuce + tbc
Fri 19 Mar – w/The Joe Public + Badges
Sat 3 Apr – 9 bands + djs required for Teenage Cancer Trust Fundraiser
Fri 9 Apr – w/Jouis + tbc
Sat 10 Apr – w/Jilted Generation (Prodigy tribute)
Fri 23 Apr – w/Bird Jaguar + The November Five

Please mail Tony at – tony@championsbournemouth.co.uk

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