Singer Sheryl Crow is staging an intimate gig in her native Missouri to raise funds for a friend battling cancer.

The All I Wanna Do hitmaker will take to the stage at the O'Reilly Family Event Centre in Springfield next month (04Apr13) to raise funds to help Drew Lewis afford the treatment he needs to battle stage four colon cancer.

The singer has taken to her Twitter.com page to urge fans to donate to the cause as Lewis can no longer afford the costly medical bills.

She writes, "Hope to see you at the Springfield Mo show on 4/3 helping out my friend Drew in his battle w/ (with) colon cancer. It's going to be a great night!... If you can't make it to the show, here's a link to donate towards Drew's hospital bills. Every little bit helps!"