Musicians set for Tibetan fundraiser

Oct 21 2008 by Andrew Welsh, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday

INTEREST in a multi-band charity gig in Perth this weekend looks set to be sky high.

Musicians will be coming together at the Fair City’s Ice Factory on Friday to swell the coffers of Indigo Fundraising, which provides aid to oppressed Tibetan citizens.

The Perth-based initiative has a track record of hosting musical events in aid of good causes across the globe - and organisers have been inundated with enquiries since the benefit was announced in last week’s Music Scene.

Dubbed the Tibetan Appeal Music Festival, Friday’s show will be headlined by Connect Festival successes Saor Patrol, who ply a unique Celtic rock-meets-rockabilly fusion.

Others on the bill include Perth pop / soulsters The Curtains, electro rockers Air Raider and post-punk goths The Number, who have risen from the ashes of disbanded Big County favourites Our Name Is Legion.

Also appearing are electronica guru Uncle Reg, second top of the bill hip-hop pop exponents Yoshi, who have gained recent exposure on XFM Scotland, and Perth dj Dean Scott.

From 8.30-9.30pm there will be a Tibet awareness hour featuring the music of electronica producer Hotblack Desoto.

On-screen images portraying the plight of Tibetans will feature alongside a series of audio messages from the region’s monks thanking their Perth supporters and giving first hand descriptions of life both in Tibet and in exile.

Two years ago, Indigo masterminded an outdoor festival in Spain in aid of the UK-based Tibet Foundation, then held a Tibetan appeal music day in Perth last year.

All proceeds from Friday’s noisefest will be split between TF and another leading charity in the region, Free Tibet.

Tickets for the event, which will run until 2.30am, are available on the door priced £8, including the cost of a courtyard barbecue.

Buses to the Shore Road venue will be leaving from That Bar on South Street every 15 minutes.