Upcoming …… Mr. Kite Benefits

In 2009, plenty more Mr Kite Benefits to come......some of the benefits below need their details confirmed. These will be added to the website as they become clear. Meanwhile, you can get hold of tickets as indicated below. Please check details in advance as Mr. Kite takes no responsibility for anyone who organises their whole life around a Mr. Kite Benefit which changes!


Sam Baker
Supported by
Madison Violet
Saturday September 12th, 2009 in aid of ....
St. Bede’s Club, Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley
Tickets £12 Advance/£13 Door
Tickets available from the Box Office on 0161-761-2216 (plus per transaction booking fee of £2) or online at at
WeGotTickets and See Tickets (plus per ticket booking fee of £1.20)
Carefully ploughing his own singular furrow, Sam arrives to play old favourites and material from his new record.



James McMurtry and The Heartless Bastards
Friday 9th October, 2009 in aid of ....
Club Academy, Manchester
Tickets £15 Advance/£17 Door
Tickets available from the
Box Office (call 0161-275-2930 for details) or online at Ticketline (plus per ticket booking fee of £1.75) and See Tickets (plus per ticket booking fee of £2 and per transaction booking fee of £2.25)
It took him quite a time to get over to the UK but, after an earlier 2009 trip, he's back for his only NW show.



Eilen Jewell
Sunday October 11th, 2009 in aid of ....
St. Bede’s Club, Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley
Tickets £12 Advance/£13 Door
Tickets available from the Box Office on 0161-761-2216 (plus per transaction booking fee of £2) or online at
WeGotTickets and See Tickets (plus per ticket booking fee of £1.20)
In her own words, Eilen sums her music up by saying 'people told me they heard folk, country, western swing, rockabilly, and even jazz'. Appearing with her band, expect a gem of an evening!



Slaid Cleaves
Sunday October 18th, 2009 in aid of ....
St. Bede’s Club, Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley
Tickets £13 Advance/£14 Door
Tickets available from the Box Office on 0161-761-2216 (plus per transaction booking fee of £2) or online at
WeGotTickets and See Tickets (plus per ticket booking fee of £1.40)
As one of Austin's finest songwriters, it's great to have Slaid back. He's been busy recording a new record which has an intro by the author Stephen King on the sleeve. So, that's Stephen King, Russell Crowe and us who are big fans - you too, we hope!



Gretchen Peters
Thursday November 12th, 2009 in aid of ...
The Met, Bury
Tickets £14
Tickets available from the Box Office on 0161-761-2216 (plus per transaction booking fee of £2)
And by public demand, she's back! Who can argue with that.



St. Agnes Fountain featuring
David Hughes, Chris Leslie (from Fairport Convention), Julie Matthews and Chris While
Sunday December 20th, 2009 in aid of ...
The Worden Arts Centre, Leyland
Tickets £16
Tickets available
by mail and online for credit card payment at WeGotTickets and See Tickets (plus per ticket booking fee of £1.60)
For the first time since they started touring, we missed out last year ... but they're back!

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