Dame Shirley Bassey, Sting, Elton John and Lady Gaga to headline Rainforest Fund’s 21st Birthday Concert
The Dame has been invited to perform for the Rainforest fund’s 21st Birthday concert at the world renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City on Thursday 13th May.
The Rainforest Fund, founded by Sting and Trudie Styler, today announced its 21st birthday celebration benefit concert on May 13th, followed by a gala dinner. The evening, sponsored by Almay, is headlined by Sting, Dame Shirley Bassey, Elton John and Lady Gaga along with other surprise guests and features a live and silent auction at the gala dinner following the concert.
The mission of the Rainforest Fund is to support indigenous and traditional people of the world’s rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights by assisting them in securing and controlling the natural resources necessary for their long term well being and managing these resources in ways which do not harm their environment, violate their culture or compromise their future; and developing the means to protect their individual and collective rights and to obtain, shape and control basic services from the state.
Box office tickets will be available mid-April through the Carnegie Hall Box Office, alternatively you can download a ticket order form www.rainforestfoundationfund.org
Dame Shirley At The Brits…
After a highly successful 2009 and a much deserved break for all, Dame Shirley Bassey will back on your TV’s featuring in this years BRIT Awards 2010! She is to present a special award that she herself won 30 BRITS ago! And you can catch this tomorrow Tuesdays 16th Feb live on ITV1 at 8pm.
We’ll be sure to keep you up to date with all events from the night
Dame Shirley Socks It To Poverty
As you may have noticed, Dame Shirley has lent a helping hand to this year’s Sports Relief, by modelling a pair of limited edition socks available exclusively in Sainsbury’s stores across the UK. They are priced at £2.00 and at least £1.00 will go to Sports Relief! So what re you waiting for – get your socks on now! More info is available here.
The Paul O’Grady Show
The Dame stopped by The Paul O’Grady show for a chat and performed album track ‘Apartment’ written for her specifically by Rufus Wainwright. In case you missed it we have her incredible performance for your viewing pleasure below:
Free Exclusive Dame Shirley Bassey CD In This Week’s Mail On Sunday
FREE inside your Mail on Sunday this weekend, there’s a superb Dame Shirley Bassey CD – ‘Forever’.
It includes 12 of her greatest hits plus two tracks from her new album! Shirley has put together this fantastic collection of songs exclusively for Mail on Sunday readers. So remember to pick up your copy this Sunday!
