A CONCERT FOR STEPHEN LAWRENCE STARS COME TOGETHER FOR TRIUMPHANT NIGHT OF BRITISH MUSIC

EMELI SANDÉ, RIZZLE KICKS, LABRINTH, PLAN B, JAMIE CULLUM, JESSIE J, TINIE TEMPAH, RUDIMENTAL, ED SHEERAN, RITA ORA, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, ELLIE GOULDING, JAHMENE DOUGLAS & LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR

Perform in aid of The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

WITH SURPRISE APPEARANCES FROM DIZZEE RASCAL AND DANNY BOYLE

"I would like Stephen to be remembered as a young man who had a future. He was well loved, and had he been given the chance to survive maybe he would have been the one to bridge the gap between black and white because he didn't distinguish between black or white. He saw people as people” - Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE

- 20 years after the tragic murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, some of UK music’s biggest names unite for a special concert championing youth and social empowerment

- Concert raises funds for The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, which helps to develop brighter futures for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds

30th September 2013

Last night 'Unity – A Concert for Stephen Lawrence’ blew the roof off The O2 as some of the biggest names in British music gave soul shaking performances sending a message of equality and social empowerment to thousands of young music lovers across the UK.

Plan B provided the explosive opener with a three song tour de force setting the atmosphere in the dome at full throttle. Highlights of the night came in the form of a series of surprise performances from Dizzee Rascal, a passionate version of 'Amazing Grace' by Jessie J, Tinie Tempah and Rita Ora collaborating for 'RIP' and Labrinth covering Coldplay classic, 'Yellow'.

Film director and artistic director of London 2012’s Opening Ceremony Danny Boyle welcomed Doreen Lawrence to the stage, whose words were both touching and powerful in an evening of celebration and hope.

For people who weren’t able to share the incredible experience in person, BBC1 will broadcast a 60-minute show with highlights from the concert at 10.35pm on Tuesday 1st October, with the concert also being repeated on BBC Three on Saturday 5 October and additional performances available via the Red Button.

There will also be a live album released on Tuesday 1st October, which will include all the special performances from the night, with all proceeds going directly to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Foundation.

The concert aimed to unite communities and bring people of all backgrounds together through the common language of music, marking the 20th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder. Through the work of Stephen’s mother, Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE and The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, Britain is changing but there is still much more to be done. The SL20 campaign, set-up by the Trust to mark this important anniversary, aims to highlight Stephen’s legacy and the vital work undertaken by the charity in his name. This concert will play a pivotal role in the SL20 initiative.

Unity – A Concert for Stephen Lawrence is supported by Mayor of London Boris Johnson as well as Lewisham and Greenwich Council.

TO DONATE MONEY PLEASE VISIT: http://www.justgiving.com/slct/Donate or text SLCT20 followed by either £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 to 70070 e.g. 'SLCT20 £10' to 70070

For further information please contact:

Press/Online – DawBell

Ashley Stevenson/ Stuart Bell – 020 3327 7111

Ashley.stevenson@dawbell.com

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Notes To Editors:

Universal Music Operations Ltd will donate its Net Profits* from the sale of this album to The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (a registered charity in England and Wales (1102267).

A minimum of £1.00 per sale of this album shall be donated to The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.

*Net Profits means all income received from the sale of this album, less costs in relation to the album approved by The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.

Information on the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

Stephen had a dream, which was cut short when his life was tragically ended as a result of a racially-driven attack. Too many young people, due to their colour, their postcode, their ethnicity or poverty, can only dream - some do not even dare to dream - about what they could achieve in their lives. The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust nurtures talented young people so that they can live their dreams.

What is SL20?

It has been 20 years since Stephen Lawrence was murdered simply because of the colour of his skin. SL20 is the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust’s campaign to mark this anniversary and to celebrate Stephen’s legacy.

We want to ensure that all young people get a fair chance to contribute their talent to shaping our society. We want to ensure that this country can benefit and flourish from diversity.We are running a series of events throughout this year that aim to both raise awareness and resources so that the Trust can continue its work to transform lives.

Stephen’s legacy - what has the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust achieved?

- Macpherson report & beyond – The inquiry into Stephen Lawrence’s murder, led by Macpherson, recognised the existence of institutional racism for the first time. This led to real change to the legal system in the UK along with changed practices in statutory organisations.

- Access to Professions – over 100 bursaries, nine architects now qualified and three with their own practice, regular memorial lectures and feedback to built environment industry. Annual Stephen Lawrence Award in partnership with RIBA.

- Stephen Lawrence Centre – this visionary building design by David Adjaye opened in 2008. There is a full programme of creative, educative and employability activities for young people and the local community.

Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust - what next?

The Trust aim to continue its work in three key areas:

Access to Professions
A programme to support young people into ambitious and transforming careers, which builds on learning and achievements. Supporting young people into careers in architecture, growing into a widening spectrum of careers - from law, finance and the media through to medicine, policing and technology. It provides very practical ways to overcome barriers to the boardroom and career progression.

Voice for Transformation
This programme includes:- An annual memorial lecture series to provide a high profile platform for sector leading debate. The series will include lectures on architecture, criminal justice and education.

- SLIK is a youth-led peer development national e newsletter / web news source. It publishes the views of young people across a range of social and political topics. SLIK Presents are planning a series of events in order to bring young people into debates.

- Work with Police Crime Commissioners to ensure that they have good race equality practice and fair community policing on their agenda. This is to ensure that the lessons of Macpherson are understood, learned from and implemented.

Community Programme

These are programmes delivered at the Stephen Lawrence Centre to support local people into work through direct employability activities as well as softer skill development. For example:

- Smarter Communities is a holistic, community focussed programme aimed at improving the skills of local residents, connecting people through events at the Stephen Lawrence Centre, and empowering local third sector organisations to deliver their services effectively

- Peer employability training programme for young people aged 16-24, which places young people at the heart of developing and delivering an employability programme.

Here's the full line up from the evening -

Plan B - Ill Manors / She Said / Stay Too Long

Rizzle Kicks - Lost Generation / Blackbird

Rudimental - Not Giving In / Now / Sun is Shining

Ed Sheeran - Lego House / You Need Me, I Don't Need You

Jamie Cullum - Save Your Soul / What's Going On

Jessie J - Price Tag / Amazing Grace

Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful / Earthquake / Yellow

Beverly Knight - Fallen Soldier / Piece of My Heart

Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me / You Got The Dirtee Love

Tinie Tempah - Pass Out / Written in the Stars

Rita Ora - Diamonds and Pearls / RIP (feat. Tinie Tempah)