Hard Rock International is proud to announce that Glaswegian pop chart-toppers Wet Wet Wet are to perform at all five Hard Rock Cafes around the UK at the end of October. Wet Wet Wet joins popular bands like Lil Chris, Nerina Pallot, Ross Copperman and Ghosts, all of which are playing Hard Rock Cafes this month to benefit The Caron Keating Foundation as part of Hard Rock’s Rocktober concert series.Giving their loyal fans a chance to get really up close and personal with these intimate shows, before they commence their December arena tour, Wet Wet Wet will kick off their Rocktober shows at the Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh on 22 October. The group will then visit Manchester, Nottingham and Cardiff before hitting the stage of the flagship Hard Rock Cafe in London’s Old Park Lane on 1 November.Hard Rock’s Rocktober, which started in Europe in 2005 and grew into a global campaign, brings some of the world’s best live music to small and intimate surroundings. The series of events support local breast cancer charities across the world, and proceeds from each event throughout the month goes to the chosen charities. Last year’s Rocktober saw artists, such as The Go Go’s, Alexa Ray Joel, Melanie C, and Bonnie Tyler performThis year, Hard Rock Cafes in the U.K. will donate proceeds to The Caron Keating Foundation, which offers financial support to professional carers, complimentary healing practitioners and support groups dealing with cancer patients, as well as individuals and families who are affected by the disease.Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow said: - "We've visited many a Hard Rock Cafe during our travels, usually for dining though and not performing! We don't often get a chance to play in venues where we'll be able to see the whites of the audience’s eyes, so we're really looking forward to doing these shows ahead of our big arena tour in December. Here's hoping we can rock hard and help raise some money for such a great cause."

Founder of the foundation, Gloria Hunniford I am so thrilled that Hard Rock Cafe has chosen to support the Caron Keating Foundation. We are very much a family run organisation, and we have all in our working lives been involved in the music industry.

Caron used to present a television rock programme as well as hosting occasionally 'Top of the Pops', and I know, she would truly approve of 'Rocktober' and how many people dealing with cancer will be helped through your efforts in raising money, in her name.

Since forming in Glasgow in 1982, Wet Wet Wet have enjoyed a long and illustrious music career, with first single ‘Wishing I Was Lucky’ reaching number 6 in the UK charts in 1985.

A slew of successful singles followed ‘Sweet Little Mystery’, ‘Sweet Surrender’, ‘Goodnight Girl’ and of course the massive chart smash ‘Love Is All Around’ which spent an incredible fifteen weeks at the number 1 spot in 1994.

Over the last two decades, Wet Wet Wet have played huge world tours, the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday concert at Wembley, the Princes’ Trust concert and the Edinburgh leg of Live8 justifying their reputation as one of the UK’s best rock/pop acts around.

Hard Rock has also teamed up with Dean Guitars, who are producing a custom-made pink ribbon guitar that will be raffled off at the end of the month. Raffle tickets priced at £1 will be on sale in the cafes throughout the entire month, and various supporting artists will sign the guitar.

Full dates:

Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh 22 October Hard Rock Cafe Manchester 24 October Hard Rock Cafe Cardiff 26 October Hard Rock Cafe Nottingham 29 October Hard Rock Cafe London 1 November