- ITV Report
Teenage Kick-starter: Fundraiser for John Peel Arts Centre
A major music event is being staged in Norwich in a bid to raise cash for a new Suffolk art centre.
The Fall and the Undertones will take part in the event as part of fund-raising efforts for the John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts in Stowmarket.
The bands - two of Peel's favourites - will appear at the the event October 10th.
Sheila Ravenscroft - John Peel's wife said:
Also appearing at the event will be Norwich band Bearsuit and Manningtree outfit Dingus Khan.
The following three days of the festival will feature over 50 new acts across 10 venues in Norwich.
The event is being produced by Norwich Arts Centre who have also been working to get the new eue off the ground.
Stuart Hobday, Direcrtor of the Norwich Arts Centre, said the event was an appropriate way to mark the contribution which John Peel made to the British music scene.
The event takes place at Norwich's EPIC studios and tickets cost £20 in advance or £22 on the door.
More details are available here.
Details of the John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts