New Poster Series Celebrates Iconic Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs At The Royal Albert Hall.

Robert Plant by Mishka Westell

New gig poster series celebrates iconic Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at the Royal Albert Hall

A specially-commissioned new series of gig posters celebrates some of the iconic bands who have played Teenage Cancer Trust’s concerts at the RoyalAlbert Hall over the last 24 years.

The posters have been created by dozens of artists from across the world, and feature bands including The Who, Robert Plant, The Cure and NewOrder.

The prints will be exhibited at the Royal Albert Hall during Teenage Cancer Trust’s week-long series of fundraising gigs there, which runs from March 18 – 25. They are also available purchase online now from teenagecancertrust.org/gig-posters. Artists including Pete McKee, Mishka Westell, Dan Mumford, Josh Townshend and Miles Tewson.

The Who by Josh Townshend

The new prints celebrate The Who frontman Roger Daltrey CBE’s 24 years as curator of the shows. Daltrey, who is also Teenage Cancer Trust’s Honorary Patron, is stepping back from the role after this year, with the baton to be passed over to a series of guest curators.

Micky England, Senior Product Manager for Music and Entertainment atTeenage Cancer Trust, said: “Since 2000 our Honorary Patron Roger Daltrey CBEhas curated one of the most iconic annual gig series in the Britishentertainment industry calendar. These posters celebrate some of incredibleperformances from over that 24-year period.”

Pete McKee has created posters for the Royal Albert Hall gigs every year since 2013, and the exhibition includes his designs for Noel Gallagher, Wet Legand Nile Rodgers among others. 

He said: “The Teenage Cancer Trust concerts are very special gigs – it’s a unique venue and the bands go out of their way to make the gigs memorable. I think fans appreciate the opportunity to immortalise that memory with a poster- plus there's the added bonus of contributing to the wonderful charity!”

2,600 young people a year are diagnosed with cancer, with this number set to rise. Cancer rates in young people in the UK have gone up by a quarter since the early 1990s. And by 2030, it’s projected that the number of young people living with a cancer diagnosis will be 65% higher.

Each young person who is diagnosed with cancer will need specialist age-appropriate nursing care and support to get them through it. Teenage CancerTrust is the only UK charity dedicated to meeting this vital need.

Money raised from the sale of the prints will help to provide tailored care and support designed specifically for young people with cancer. Each design will be accompanied by an autographed edition, also available from teenagecancertrust.org/gig-posters.

Def Leppard by Matt G

The full list of bands and artists who have created the new prints areas follows:

·      Biffy Clyro by Dan Mumford

·      The Chemical Brothers by Kate Gibb

·      Courteeners by Pete McKee

·      Def Leppard by Matt G

·      Depeche Mode by Chris Skinner

·      Doves by Pete McKee

·      Eddie Vedder by Josh Townshend

·      Ed Sheeran by Pete McKee

·      Frank Turner by Miles Tewson

·      Kaiser Chiefs by The Red Dress

·      Kasabian by James Taylor

·      Madness by Pete McKee

·      Muse by Tommy Davidson

·      New Order by Warren Jackson

·      Nile Rodgers and CHIC by Pete McKee

·      Noel Gallagher by Pete McKee

·      Noel Gallagher/Damon Albarn/Graham Coxon by 45Original

·      Ovation 2024 by Steve Mitchell

·      Paul Weller by Max Loeffler

·      Robert Plant by Mishka Westell

·      Roger Daltrey Gala 2023by 45 Original

·      Squeeze by Ben Beach

·      Stereophonics by Jon Fox

·      Supergrass by Luke McLean

·      The Cure 2006 by Vella Design

·      The Cure 2014 by Vella Design

·      Tom Grennan by Jose Saccone

·      Underworld by Simon Taylor

·      Wet Leg by Pete McKee

·      The Who & Friends by Joel Burden

·      The Who by Josh Townshend

·      Young Fathers by Hingston Studio