DIRTY PRETTY THINGS - BARAT TO PERFORM IN PRISON FOR MALE SUICIDE AWARENESS

BARAT TO PERFORM IN PRISON FOR MALE SUICIDE AWARENESS

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS rocker CARL BARAT has been given the green light to perform a unique gig in a London prison in aid of a suicide-awareness charity. The concert, organised by Wasted Youth, will see Barat play a three-song acoustic set beside the cells in the capital's Pentonville Prison, before joining Dirty Pretty Things for a performance with fellow English rockers The Enemy in the jail's chapel. A spokesperson for Barat says, "They (Wasted Youth) asked Carl to do it and told us how many young males are killing themselves every year, especially in prisons. It was a case of 'Hang on, what can we do about it?'" Wasted Youth, organised by entertainment journalist Dan Fulvio, plans to raise awareness of suicide - and hopes to encourage men to talk about their problems - following the death of Fulvio's 22-year-old brother Steven last year (06). He says, "Steven dying came as a complete shock. There's an ingrained view in young men that talking about personal pressures is a sign of weakness. Being silent isn't being strong; it's damaging." Troubled Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty was lined up for the one-off gig, but his performance was vetoed by the U.K. Prison Service over fears he would detract from Wasted Youth's message. The gig will take place on 27 August (07).