Look To The Stars News: Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb To Headline Heritage Ball

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0000

Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb has announced that he will headline the Heritage Foundation’s annual Awards and Summer Ball in June.

The singer will perform with Bill Wyman and The Rhythm Kings at the event, to be held at the Millenium Hotel in London on June 20.

Gibb is a longtime supporter of the Heritage Foundation, an organization that aims to combine paying tribute to Britain’s wealth of talent who have bought pleasure and joy to millions through their performances or technical skills with raising funds for good causes. He is also the 2009 president of the organization, a position that in the past has been held by celebrities such as Phil Collins, Norman Wisdom, and Ernie Wise.

As part of his duties as president, Gibb will attend a special plaque unveiling this Sunday, March 8, to honor legendary The Who drummer Keith Moon. The event will take place at 90 Wardour Street, London – the site of the former Marquee Club – and will be followed by a star-studded lunch at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The Who members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are also expected to attend.

Tickets to the Summer Ball in June cost £110. More information can be found at the Heritage Foundation website.

Bees Gees To Be Honored At Variety Club Dinner

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

The two remaining members of the Bee Gees – Robin and Barry Gibb – are to recieve a special award from the Variety Club later this year.

The brothers Gibb will be honored with the charity’s highest accolade, the Silver Heart Tribute Award, in recognition of their outstanding services to the music industry and charity over the last half century.

“This event will be the highest profile Variety Club event of 2009,” said Lyn Staunton, Development Director for the Variety Club North West. “The Bee Gees are loved and respected worldwide and the Variety Club are honored and delighted that they are accepting this prestigious award in their home city of Manchester. Because we knew they were celebrating 50 years in showbusiness this year, we were especially keen to get everybody together for this event and it’s set to be a fantastic night.”

Joining Barry and Robin at the event – to be held at the Palace Hotel in Manchester on July 24 – will be their 88-year-old mother Barbara, as well as Yvonne Gibb, the widow of Maurice Gibb.

For 60 years Variety Club Children’s Charity has been helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people. They offer services such as “Sunshine Coaches” (minibuses for educational and fun outings) and also fund major hospital appeals. Each year the Variety Club donates electric wheelchairs, specialist beds, car seats, sensory equipment, standing frames and many other items that can change the life of a child in need.

Only 500 tickets are available to the event and can be obtained from Judi Davies at the Variety Club on 0161 236 0500 or via email through varietyclubnw@ btconnect.com. Prices range from £125-£500 and includes a three course meal.

Robin Gibb Helps Out With Red Nose Day Single

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Bee Gees founder Robin Gibb has joined a host of celebrities to record a song to benefit this year’s Comic Relief Red Nose Day.

The singer appears on a new version of Islands In The Stream alongside stars such as Tom Jones, Rob Brydon and Gavin and Stacey stars Ruth Jones and Joanne Page, to be released March 13 – the date of this year’s Red Nose Day.

Brydon was one of the many stars to attend the launch of this year’s appeal in London yesterday, and urged the public to make the 11th annual Red Nose Day the best one ever despite the recession.

“There has never been a more important time to show generosity,” he said. “It would be great to make it the best one ever in the current climate.”

Comic Relief uses comedy to help raise awareness and funds for those in need and are especially committed to helping end poverty and social injustice in the UK and around the world. Red Nose Day is their major annual fundraising appeal.

Girl group The Saturdays have also joined the appeal and have recorded a version of Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough for the charity, to be released on March 3.

“This year Comic Relief are putting a real focus on mental health problems which, as an ex-psychiatric nurse, I’m really glad about,” said comedian Jo Brand. “We want to rid the world of the stigma that surrounds mental illness.”

More information about the appeal can be found here.

Robin Gibb To Headline Charity Concert

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb will headline a special charity concert and gala in January.

The Sunseeker International Charitable Ball will feature a performance from the music legend, as well as from the Spice Girls’ Melanie C, Lulu, Beverley Knight, Georgie Fame, Mark King from Level 42, drummer Kenney Jones from The Who and The Small Faces, Paolo Nutini, Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton and Russia’s number one pop superstar Valeriya. The house band for the night will be Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Outward Bound Trust, a British charity that uses outdoor experiences and challenges to help and develop young people. It is the second year the event has benefited the charity, with last year’s gala raising over US$700,000.

The event will take place on January 9 at the Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London. Tickets and more information are available from the Sunseeker International Charitable Ball website.

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