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A stellar line-up has been announced for this year’s 10-night run of gigs in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The bill includes shows from Depeche Mode, Them Crooked Vultures, Suede, Arctic Monkeys, The Specials, The Who and JLS.

Former Oasis mastermind Noel Gallagher - who has been a regular at the annual events since their inception 10 years ago - is also booked in for a two-night run, on Thursday (25 March) and Friday (26), marking his first live appearances since Oasis split up in August 2009.

As previously announced, brit-pop band Suede are reforming for the one-off show with original members Brett Anderson, bassist Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert joining guitarist Richard Oakes and keyboard player Neil Codling for the concert. The band's first guitarist Bernard Butler however, is not involved.

There will also be a night dedicated to comedy, featuring the Mighty Boosh’s Noel Fielding, Jimmy Carr and Rhod Gilbert.

"I'm forever inspired by the support I have received from the artists and members of the music and comedy industries."

Roger Daltrey

The Who’s Roger Daltrey is one of the charity's key patrons and the man behind the line-up.  His band will wrap up the series with a performance of their 1973 album Quadrophenia.

Daltrey said: "When The Who first got together in 2000 to raise money for this brilliant charity, I had no idea we’d achieve so much from these shows. In the last ten years we’ve raised over £8.7 million, helping Teenage Cancer Trust to open nine more specialist cancer units for young people across the UK."

"Teenage Cancer Trust has come such a long way since our first gig and I’m extremely proud of this event." he added, "I’m forever inspired by the support I have received from the artists and members of the music and comedy industries."

Tickets go on sale this Friday 5 February and the full line-up is below:

Wednesday 17 February – Depeche Mode
Monday 22 March – Them Crooked Vultures
Tuesday 23 March – Comedy night: Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding and Rhod Gilbert
Wednesday 24 March - Suede
Thursday 25 March – Noel Gallagher
Friday 26 March – Noel Gallagher
Saturday 27 March – Arctic Monkeys
Sunday 28 March - JLS
Monday 29 March – The Specials
Tuesday 30 March – The Who