March, 31, 2007
The Alarm, Billy Duffy (of the Cult), Slim Jim Phantom (the Stray Cats), Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) and Dave Wakeling (English Beat, General Public) are the initial acts confirmed for an October acoustic concert at the base camp of Mount Everest and a finale concert in Kathmandu, Nepal. The trek and performances are the centerpiece of a series of events benefiting cancer charity Love Hope Strength Foundation, co-founded by Alarm frontman Mike Peters and entertainment insurance executive James Chippendale, who are both leukemia survivors.
Peters and Chippendale will kick off the worldwide LHSF efforts April 16 with a 1,576 stair climb to the obersvation deck of the Empire State Building and a concert that night in New York. “MTV Unplugged” producer Alex Coletti is documenting the Everest concerts and surrounding events for a VHI/MTV speacial and a BBC prime-time documentary. More information can be found at www.lovehopestrength.org
