Courteeners front-man Liam Fray has today announced the band will be playing as part special one-off charity show in Manchester to raise money as part of ‘Raise The Roof’. Raise the Roof is an event taking place in Manchester on Friday the 24th of May to raise funds for Greater Manchester Mayor’s Homeless Charity.
Cause very close to home #RaiseTheRoofGM will raise funds for the Gtr Manchester Mayor’s Homeless charity at @VicWarehouse MCR on Fri 24th May. To apply for 2 tickets text RAISE to 84988 by 12pm on 3rd May. Each text carries a voluntary donation of £10 https://t.co/wnH2dQ4HPcpic.twitter.com/CqBdt9LbQv
— Liam Fray (@What_Liam_Said) April 9, 2019
The Manchester Rockers, who famously penned “Not Nineteen Forever” are just the first band to be announced as part of what is sure to be an incredible evening. Raise The Roof describes itself as “A special mix of the biggest and most influential bands and artists from across the city region are coming together to tackle homelessness and raise money for Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity, supporting a Bed Every Night. ‘Raise the Roof’ takes place at the O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester, in Stretford, on the evening of Friday May 24.”
The website also details how to apply for tickets saying “To apply for 2 tickets text RAISE to 84988. A voluntary donation of £10 from every text goes straight to the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity supporting A Bed Every Night. You have got until noon on the 3rd May to apply. Please do not apply after this time as your entry will not count but you will still be charged. Standard network rates apply, you need to be 16 or over and have the bill payer’s permission to enter. Those attending the concert need to be 16 or over. Entries are capped at 4 per mobile number. To opt out of donating text CANCEL within 30 minutes.” Winners of the tickets will be contacted from the 6th of May.
Excited about #RaiseTheRoofGM?
It’ll be a great night, a mix of the biggest bands and artists from across the city-region coming together to tackle homelessness and raise money.
All at @O2VicWarehouse on 24 May! #BedEveryNight
To get into the mood… https://t.co/bcDHcKIPmv
— Mayor Andy Burnham (@MayorofGM) April 9, 2019
All funds from the event will go to help Greater Manchester Mayor’s Homeless Charity, who say “The Mayor of Greater Manchester’s Charity has chosen to support A Bed Every Night – combatting the humanitarian crisis on our streets. A Bed Every Night, launched in the autumn, is a commitment to deliver a place to sleep; plus hot food, a hot shower and targeted support for everyone sleeping rough in the city-region.No other area of the country is providing the same level of targeted support for people sleeping rough – the scheme is a concerted and co-ordinated effort to address levels of street homelessness in locations across the city-region.Roughly 300 individuals are indoors every night of the week across Greater Manchester thanks to the programme, and since its launch at the start of November more than 500 individuals have entered A Bed Every Night locations and subsequently stabilised to the extent they are now living in separate safe and secure longer-term accommodation. For further information see https://bedeverynight.co.uk/“
Further announcements of bands playing will be unveiled in the next few weeks, as the event attempts to make a real difference, to both the music calender, and the lives of vulnerable people in and around Manchester
