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The Cure, Suede and Ed Sheeran to play Teenage Cancer Trust 2014 shows

The Cure, Suede, Ed Sheeran, OneRepublic and Paolo Nutini have been announced as the headline acts for the annual run of Teenage Cancer Trust shows at The Royal Albert Hall.

Once again curated by Roger Daltrey, the shows, which since 2000 have raised over £17 million for young people with cancer, will take place in London between March 24 and 30.

As well as the musical performances, Daltrey has also announced an evening of comedy featuring Jason Manford, John Bishop, Micky Flanagan, Patrick Kielty, Rob Beckett and Hal Cruttenden.

The Who frontman said in a statement:“This is our fourteenth year at the Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust and I’m very happy to be back after handing the reins to Noel Gallagher for a year. The money raised is invaluable in helping young people with cancer, and in return for the public’s hard earned cash we put on some very special shows.

The Teenage Cancer Trust Royal Albert Hall shows are as follows:

March
24 Ed Sheeran
25 An evening of comedy with Jason Manford, John Bishop, Micky Flanagan, Patrick Kielty, Rob Beckett and Hal Cruttenden
26 Paolo Nutini
27 OneRepublic
29 The Cure
30 Suede: Dog Man Star 20th Anniversary

Tickets go onsale on Friday 31 January at 9.30am.