Music for the Marsden Benefit Concert at the O2

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is thrilled to announce a star-studded benefit concert to be held at The O2 on Tuesday 3 March 2020 with a stellar line up of superstars performing their biggest hits.

Tickets on sale 6 December at 10am. More info about the event here.

Funds raised from the concert will go towards building The Royal Marsden’s brand new, state of the art cancer treatment and research facility, the Oak Cancer Centre.

Performing on Tuesday 3 March at the ‘Music for the Marsden’ concert will be a formidable line-up including Eric Clapton, the legendary Tom Jones, Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, plus Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall, John Illsley from Dire Straits, Paul Jones, Rick Wakeman from Yes,  Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Yusuf / Cat Stevens and the unstoppable Bonnie Tyler.  Paul Young and Zucchero will perform the smash hit duet Senza una Donna.  More artists will be announced at a later date.

Gary Brooker, of Procol Harum, is Musical Director of the show and has worked tirelessly to bring together the line-up of the greats playing their hits live onstage, as well as the all-star house band. The house band line up is: Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (keyboards), Andy Fairweather Low and Robbie McIntosh (guitars), Dave Bronze (bass), Graham Broad and Ian Paice (drums & percussion).

Managing Director of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, Antonia Dalmahoy, said:

“We’re incredibly grateful for these legendary artists giving up their time and performing for this important cause, and are extremely thankful for the show producers and promoters who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes. The Royal Marsden has a long history of developing new treatments for cancer and much of this work has been made possible by supporters of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. By raising funds for the new Oak Cancer Centre, people buying tickets to the concert will be helping save and improve the lives of people affected by cancer.”