Noah and the Whale close Crisis gigs

The Crisis Hidden Gigs series came to a close last night at the FreedM Studio in The Roundhouse, Camden, London with Noah and The Whale. The band amazed the intimate audience with favourites and exclusive new material.

Just 200 tickets went on sale for the intimate gig in central London, and it was a great chance for fans to see Noah and The Whale before they embark on their tour of the UK festivals, starting with Glastonbury in just 2 days time.

Talking about last night's gig, lead singer Charlie Fink said: "We were so pleased to do a hidden gig for Crisis. It was great to see our London fans again and do a warm up for Glastonbury with this very intimate gig, in one of our favourite venues, and for an extremely important cause.

"Crisis do some incredible work for hidden homeless people across the UK and we are very flattered to be asked to help them get their message across."

The gig also featured great sets from rising stars Wave Machines and friend of Noah and The Whale - Jay Jay Pistolet.

The series of Crisis Hidden Gigs throughout May and June were a fantastic opportunity to see top acts in intimate, unusual spaces - making for a unique musical experience. By withholding details until the last minute, Crisis aimed to raise awareness of the precarious situation facing hidden homeless people, who often don't know where they will end up each night and are often forced to move from place to place.

The campaign featured a diverse range of artists including Hot Chip, Dodgy, The Bluetones, Pendulum, David Gilmour with Amadou and Mariam, Starsailor and The Magic Numbers.

The gigs attracted thousands of fans and have already raised over £80,000 for the charity.

Talking about the gigs, Crisis CEO, Leslie Morphy said. "We are honoured that such a fantastic range of artists performed for us, got behind our campaign and that the fans have now helped raise vital funds. The money raised will now be used to support our front line services, helping homeless people across the UK.

"We will also get our new campaign supporters to help us champion a change in the law to allow everyone who is facing homelessness is entitled to at least short-term accommodation plus help and support they need to get back on their feet."