Muse play Teenage Cancer Trust gig

Roger Daltrey praises Muse for their support

April 12 - Tonight is the penultimate Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall. Fans have been cueing up since 4:00am to see Muse who are headling the event.

The trust is the Brain Child of The Who's Roger Daltrey. Once again he has managed to draw some of the biggest names in Rock and Roll to help him raise money for the cause.

He told 6music he was really grateful to Muse for agreeing to play the event,

"They care about it and they've been incredible to deal with. Its totally unconditional support and I can't thank them enough"

Daltrey also explained that he'd had a few problems getting bands to play the event due to festival commitments,

"Festivals have a 3 month exclusion zone on thei contract so it excluded so many people this year and we didn't realise it but this was the only time we could get the Royal Alber Hall."

"It’s a beautiful venue. Its my first time here. In fact I think it's the first time here for all of us. It's so ornate and beautiful and it feels like such an honour to be asked to play here today. So, yeah we're looking forward to it."   Matthew Bellamy - Muse

Sunderland's indie rockers the Futureheads are the support band tonight. Their Frontman Barry Hyde told 6music how they got the gig,

"We just got a phone call from management saying Muse have asked if you'll vbe their support at the teenage cancer trust gig tonight and it was a no-brainer really. We just said 'yeah damn right'!"

Hyde also expressed his admiration for Muse,

"They are currently the most important rock namd from the British Isles. They've sold a lot of records but they've done it in a very clever and cunning way. They've never been over hyped and they've never played what you might call the fame game."

In the run up to the gig Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy told 6music why the Royal Albert Hall felt like such a special place to play,

"It’s a beautiful venue. It's my first time here. In fact I think it’s the first time here for all of us. It's so ornate and beautiful and it feels like such an honour to be asked to play here today. So, yeah we're looking forward to it."


Elizabeth Alker