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Gigs & Festivals
Maximo Park to return with charity gig
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 19 March 2009
Maximo Park are set to release their third album this year and plan to celebrate their return with a free charity show at the Newcastle College Performance Academy on 24 Mar. Wristbands giving fans access to the event will be available on the day and will be given away one per person on a first-come, first-served basis.
At this point, you may be wondering how this is a charity event, if no-one’s paying any money to get in. That’s what I was wondering. Well, there’s this: The band will be signing 250 7″ singles at the event, which fans may purchase for a minimum of £3 (or more, if they’re feeling generous) with proceeds to go to the band’s chosen charity, No Surrender.
This is a charity that was set up, as previously reported, by late music industry accountant Jason Boas, who died from pancreatic cancer last year at the age of 33, and aims to support cancer sufferers via an online social network. It’s not the first time the band have raised money for the cause, having organised a show with Mystery Jets, Blood Red Shoes and Pete and the Pirates last year, with proceeds going to the charity.
The 7″s to be signed at the event are of the single ‘Wraithlike’, the first release from the band’s aforementioned new LP ‘Quicken The Heart’. It’s currently available as a free download on the band’s official website, www.maximopark.com, and I believe it will still be available for a few more days.
