Jameela Jamil to host first Why Not People? gig headlined by Tinie Tempah

 
New role: Jameela Jamil (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
Emma Powell26 June 2015
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Jameela Jamil has been confirmed to host a gig, headlined by Tinie Tempah, for the launch of the UK’s first members club for disabled people.

The 29-year-old BBC Radio 1 DJ will host the event at London's Troxy on July 1 where Written in the Stars singer Tempah will take to the stage for a headline set.

Headliner: Tinie Tempah will headline the launch night of Why Not People? at Troxy (Picture: Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)

Speaking of the launch, Jamil said: “It’s an amazing thing to have some of the finest talent on the planet supporting our cause and we're so thrilled to announce our launch event with Tinie Tempah on the 1st July at the Troxy in London.

"Our members and their mates can expect a night and experience unparalleled to any other. No one will be separated from their mates, everyone will be right in the action. This is just the first of many..."

Since launching in January, Why Not People? has garnered support from a raft of names from the worlds of TV and music including Coldplay, Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Sophie Morgan, Mark Ronson and James Blake as well as Paralympic athletes Ade Adepitan, Jordanne Whiley, Hannah Cockroft and Hannah Russell.

Tickets go on sale on May 1. Only members can buy tickets. Visit whynotpeople.com to become a member.

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