Camden Assembly to host week of charity shows

The Columbo Group venue will, in partnership with Dice, welcome Kaiser Chiefs, Jess Glynne, Tom Odell and more for a series of gigs to benefit the music-therapy charity

By IQ on 01 Nov 2016

Kaiser Chiefs, Camden Assembly Nordoff Robbins charity shows

Kaiser Chiefs, who will play The Camden Assembly on 2 December

The Camden Assembly, the London venue formerly known as The Barfly, will this December host a week of shows in aid of music-therapy charity Nordoff Robbins.

Tickets will be made available via a lottery on ticketing app Dice, with a £2 fee per entry (limited to five entries) donated to Nordoff Robbins.

The full charity showcase line-up is Kaiser Chiefs on 2 December, Jess Glynne on 3 December, Jake Bugg on 4 December, Tom Odell on 6 December and Clean Bandit on 7 December.

Here’s the poster:

Nordoff Robbins charity gigs, Camden Assembly

The Camden Assembly’s operator, the Columbo Group, bought the 200-cap. venue along with The Jazz Café – also in Camden – in January.

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