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Dirty Pretty Things to speak at anti-racism event

Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things

Carl Barat and co to talk at the event on Saturday (March 1)

Dirty Pretty Things will speak at the Love Music Hate Racism/Unite Against Facism national conference at London’s Congress House on Saturday (March 1).

Other speakers, including London MC No.Lay, and Love Music Hate Racism organisers will join the band at the conference, which is also the official launch event for the forthcoming campaign's carnival, set to take place in the capital’s Victoria Park on April 27.

Patrick Wolf, The Paddingtons and Fionn Regan are among the acts confirmed for the carnival so far. The carnival will be free to attend.


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