HOMELESS GIG TO HONOUR SCOTT
FRIGHTENED Rabbit have said playing at a Glasgow event to tackle homelessness will “honour” the memory of their lead singer, Scott Hutchison, who died in May.
Last December around 8,000 people braved freezing temperatures to take part in Sleep in the Park in Edinburgh, described as “the world’s biggest simultaneous multicity sleep-out.”
The event, organised by Social Bite, raised £4 million for the cause and will this year also take place in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee.
Frightened Rabbit performed at last year’s event and this year will play and curate the Glasgow sleep-out in a show billed as Songs of Frightened Rabbit.
Lulu will headline the event in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens and will be joined on the bill by Siobhan Wilson.
Eddi Reader will headline Sleep in the Park in Aberdeen’s Duthie Park, while Kyle Falconer will top the bill in Dundee’s Slessor Gardens.
Amy Macdonald and KT Tunstall will play all four cities, travelling by helicopter between the location.
Frightened Rabbit will be joined on stage at the Kelvingrove Bandstand by vocalist James Graham, with more performers to be announced in the coming weeks.
Grant Hutchison of the band, said taking part would, “honour Scott in the best way we know.”
He said: “It’s an honour to play for such a special event again and we felt it would be the perfect time for us to play together again and share this special night with some of our favourite artists.
“We had agreed to play Sleep In The Park before Scott passed and we felt that since it was something for such a great cause that we should stick to our decision and honour Scott in the best way we know – to play the songs he wrote and continue spreading his message of kindness whilst supporting Social Bite and the amazing work they do.”
Josh Littlejohn, co-founder of Social Bite, said: “To try and tackle homelessness head-on we’ve got to think big and Sleep in the Park 2018 is Social Bite’s biggest ever campaign.
“I would like to thank the amazing music acts who are supporting us, particular Grant Hutchison and the other members of Frightened Rabbit, whose performance will be incredibly special.”