Plant at Abbey Road for Cancer Research

Wednesday February 3, 2010

Sound & Vision, which is now in its fifth year and has so far raised more than £700,000, will take place at the celebrated studios on February 25 and will be hosted by Radio 2 DJ and Cancer Research UK patron Bob Harris.

Plant, whose set will feature US singer-songwriter Beth Nielson Chapman and the London Oriana Choir, will be joined on the bill by David Gray and Newton Faulkner. The evening will be broadcast live on Absolute Radio.

Tickets for the event, which is sponsored by Shepperton, are now on sale via the Sound & Vision eBay site, www.soundandvisionebay.com. VIP tickets being sold will include a meet and greet with all the performers, while a selection of music memorabilia will be auctioned for the charity, including a Gibson guitar signed by all members of the Prodigy, a drumskin signed by Kaiser Chiefs and handwritten lyrics from artists including Robert Gillespie, Tori Amos, Doves and Mumford & Sons. On the night bids will also be taken for a Robert Plant memorabilia package to include Led Zeppelin images and a platinum disc of his Grammy-winning Raising Sand album with Alison Krauss.

Plant says, "Performing at Sound & Vision is something I’m really excited about. Cancer Research UK is a very worthwhile cause and when Bob asked me to get involved I didn’t hesitate. My set is quite different from anything I’ve ever done before, as I’ll be performing with Beth and a full choir on stage. Cancer is a disease that affects so many people and Sound & Vision is a great way to raise money to fight it.”

The auction will also take in signed and limited-edition prints by photographers including John Rankin, Brian Aris, Gered Mankowitz and Nadav Kander, a rare Paul McCartney painting, a one-off Blur gig map signed by all the members of Blur and an exclusive set of signed album covers including signatures from Pink Floyd and Jimmy Page.

Meanwhile, event sponsor Shepperton has agreed to donate 5% of revenue from new clients to the charity during the next 12 months.