A NORTH-EAST radio station is aiming to raise thousands of pounds for the Prince's Trust with a 38,000-ticket concert at the Gateshead Stadium on June 29.

Galaxy 105-106 is promising a star-studded line-up and celebrity presenters for the Out There event.

Galaxy managing director Martyn Healy said: "We've secured the support of every major record company and we're determined to bring the North-East a day none of us will ever forget - and raise a six figure sum for the Prince's Trust."

Jo Williams, Galaxy marketing manager, said: "The rest of the Galaxy network, from Leeds to Bristol, is also supporting Out There, and we're planning to broadcast the entire event live all over the country."

Galaxy and the Prince's Trust are interested in turning Out There into an annual event.

Music legend Sir George Martin, a board member of Galaxy's parent company, Chrysalis, said: "Chris Wright (Chrysalis chairman) instigated the first ever Prince's Trust Concert. Since then, the trust has raised an enormous amount of money to help young people get a head-start in life.

"It's wonderful that now, 20 years later, Galaxy and the Prince's Trust are working together on this huge event to continue the good work."

Tom Shebbeare, chief executive of the trust, said: "Our partnership has already benefited hundreds of young people.

"Out There is going to take this into a different league.

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