MORE top names in the music world have been announced for a Live Aid-style concert to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.

Organisers of the concert - to be held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium later this month - have revealed that Brighouse band Embrace, the Manic Street Preachers, Badly Drawn Boy and Snow Patrol will join the line-up.

Stars already confirmed to play at the concert, dubbed Live Aid II, include Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Lemar, Feeder, Kathryn Jenkins and Aled Jones.

The names of more bands to be playing at the event are expected to be revealed soon.

So far more than 45,000 of the 65,000 concert tickets have been snapped up - and organisers are bracing themselves for even more interest following the news of the extended line-up.

Embrace's first album for three years, Out Of Nothing, was released last September and shot to number one.

The band, featuring Brighouse brothers Danny and Richard McNamara, also had hit singles and a sell-out tour.

Paul Sergeant, the Millennium Stadium's general manager, said he was looking forward to a "fantastic event" which would appeal to many different age groups.

He said: "It's full on - to do six to 10 months work in a fortnight. We're taking it step by step. It's going to be something else."

Tickets for the event on Saturday, January 22, are priced between £15 and £30.

Backers hope to raise as much as £1m if the stadium is filled.

Organisers are having discussions with broadcasters about televising the event.

And Cardiff Council and South Wales Police are helping to fast-track the necessary processes to get the event up and running.

The ticket hotline number is 08705 582 582 and it is open 24 hours a day until the tickets sell out.

A COFFEE morning and bring- and- buy sale is to be held in Newsome to raise cash for the tsunami disaster appeal.

It will be at 10am next Saturday at Newsome Scout Hall. It is being organised by Ann Ridsdale and officials of the local Scout group.

* A NON-uniform day at Fixby Junior and Infant School raised £550.

Pupils paid a donation to get out of wearing their uniform for a day.

* GENEROUS youngsters at Dalton Junior Infant and Nursery School have backed the appeal.

The youngsters gave £685.10 to the relief fund.