Enter Shikari's Chris Batten is not unlike most rock stars in that he has as much passion for football as he does music.
But this weekend will see the bass and vocalist swap the stage for the pitch as he makes an unexpected debut at the age of 35. It's all for a good cause too, as the musician will be donning the shirt of National League South side St Alban's City for a friendly with Dagenham and Redbridge.
The fixture, being staged on Saturday, April 2, is part of a community day full of events aimed at raising funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Batten, who will start on the bench in the exhibition game, wrote on Twitter : "The time has come to finally make my professional footballing debut, all in aid of @decappeal.
