Coldplay, Lily Allen, and La Roux for Exeter Castle

Coldplay, Lily Allen, and La Roux are set to descend upon Exeter Castle on Saturday 19th December for a new, very special event, Mencap's Big Noise Session. The night will mark a festive homecoming for Exeter born-and-bred Chris Martin, and raise funds for learning disability charity Mencap.

There will only be 500 tickets (less the number of subscription tickets sold) and they will be available from 9.30am on 11 December, at www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk priced at £50. Those living in Exeter will have an additional chance to buy tickets as a limited number will go on sale at HMV in the High Street on Thursday 10th December before going on general release the next day.

Exeter Castle will serve as a backdrop for this unique event, which will be staged inside a marquee transformed into a Christmas winter wonderland. It will be in this festive, intimate setting that La Roux, Lily Allen and the mighty Coldplay will perform unique, stripped back sets ensuring the audience is in for an incredible treat as the decade draws to a close.

This latest Session comes hot on the heels of last month's hugely successful Mencap's Little Noise Sessions which, over 8 nights, saw artists including Editors, Alexandra Burke, Mika, Richard Hawley, Arctic Monkeys, Lostprophets, David Gray, Florence + the Machine and Newton Faulkner perform acoustic sets at Islington's Union Chapel. Now in their 4th year, the Little Noise Sessions are curated and hosted by the legendary DJ and Mencap ambassador Jo Whiley who, along with Coldplay's Chris Martin, has been the driving force behind this brand new event, Mencap's Big Noise Session.

Chris Martin said "I don't think there could be a better way to end the decade... La Roux, Lily Allen, Jo Whiley - what more can you ask for? We're proud to support Mencap and, for me, it's exciting to play my hometown. We haven't played there since 2000. It's going to be really, really special."

There are over 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK and they are some of the most excluded and disadvantaged people in society. Mencap works to change laws and services, challenge prejudice and directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose.

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