IAN MCKELLEN - STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTE FOR GATELY

STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTE FOR GATELY

SIR IAN MCKELLEN and BEVERLY KNIGHT are among the stars set to perform at a tribute concert in memory of late BOYZONE singer STEPHEN GATELY.
Over 1,000 fans, friends and family have been invited to the special event at London's Palace Theatre on Sunday (29Nov09), which has been organised by Gately's widower Andrew Cowles.
Actor MCKellen will read a moving poem, while Knight will perform a short set.
The remaining four members of Boyzone will also take the stage to sing some of the group's best known tracks to remember their late bandmate.
The event will be hosted by stage star Christopher Biggins, while tributes will be paid by former U.K. first lady Cherie Blair, British TV favourite Paul O'Grady and comedian Graham Norton.