Bands line up to busk for the homeless

Carl Barat, Supergrass, Athlete and Bez are all set to do a bit of busking on London's South Bank in aid of homeless charity Crisis, which is all very commendable, though there's a chance they might take money away from real buskers, some of whom depend on their busking incomes to avoid becoming, erm, homeless. Still, Crisis is a great organisation, and as well as the busking the participating musicians will be selling Christmas puddings in aid of the charity, some of which will contain special sixpences which can be exchanged for prizes, including tickets to a special gig at the Proud Gallery in the New Year featuring Supergrass, Graham Coxon, Athlete and Ed Harcourt. The money raised from it all goes towards supplying a Christmas dinner and medical and dental check ups for homeless people over the Christmas period. For more info check http://www.crisispud.com - press info from [email protected].