Band’s gig in aid of £21m hospice
A GLASGOW band will join forces with Scotland’s national orchestra to celebrate a new £21million hospice.
Belle and Sebastian and the RSNO will take to the stage at the Royal Concert Hall tomorrow at 7pm for a special concert, which is part of the continuing campaign to raise funds to support Glasgow’s Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.
Stuart Murdoch, lead singer of the group, said: “We’re going to have a party with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra on Friday to celebrate this achievement – we will dig up some older tunes, there will be dancing!
“And all the money we raise will go to the Hospice naturally, because it’s not going to run itself.”
The Brick by Brick appeal to raise funds to create a new purposebuilt facility on a 7.5-acre green site in Bellahouston Park, on land gifted by Glasgow City Council, was launched in 2012.
The centre, which will open later this year, will lead the way in palliative care, offering support to 1200 new patients and families every year in a purpose-built building.
Rhona Baillie, chief executive of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, said: “As ambassadors for the Hospice, Belle and Sebastian have been long-term supporters of our appeal.
“We’re enormously grateful for their continued support.”
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster