- Tibetan Freedom Concert
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Tibetan Freedom Concert
location =San Francisco (1996 ),New York City (1997 ),Washington D.C. (1998 ),Amsterdam , (East Troy) Wisconsin,Sydney ,Tokyo (1999 ), Tokyo (2001 )
years_active= 1996 - 1999; 2001
dates = May, June, July, August, September
genre =Alternative rock , Rap,Punk rock Tibetan Freedom Concert is the name given to a series of
rock festival s held inNorth America ,Europe andAsia between 1996 and 2001 to support the cause of Tibetan independence. The concerts were organized by theBeastie Boys and theMilarepa Fund . The idea for aLive Aid -style concert for Tibet was conveived by members of the group during the 1994Lollapalooza Tour.Organized in June 1996, the first concert was held in
San Francisco and featured acts such asRed Hot Chili Peppers ,Smashing Pumpkins ,Cibo Matto ,Rage Against the Machine andDe La Soul . It drew 100,000 people and raised over $800,000 for Tibetan and social justice causes. Additional concerts were held until 2001, generating public awareness about the Tibetan plight, particularly amongst young people. The concerts helped spur the growth ofStudents for a Free Tibet worldwide.Milarepa Fund
The Milarepa Fund was initially created to disburse royalties to Tibetan monks sampled on the group's 1994 album "
Ill Communication ". The Milarepa Fund's co-founders wereAdam Yauch of the Beastie Boys and social activist Erin Potts, then in her early twenties, whom Yauch had met on a trip to Nepal. [cite news |url=http://www.beastiemania.com/qa/milarepa.php |title=A History of the Milarepa Fund |publisher=Beastiemania.com |accessdate=2008-03-22 ]Tibetan Freedom Concerts at a Glance
an Francisco
Polo Fields,
Golden Gate Park June 15 th & 16th 1996 $800 000 raised 100 000 AttendeesThe Smashing Pumpkins , Chaksam-pa,Beastie Boys ,A Tribe Called Quest , Pavement,Cibo Matto ,Biz Markie ,Richie Havens ,John Lee Hooker ,Red Hot Chili Peppers ,Rage Against the Machine ,Sonic Youth ,Beck ,Foo Fighters ,Björk ,De La Soul ,Fugees ,Buddy Guy ,The Skatalites ,Yoko Ono /Ima,Beck Speakers: Chimi Thonden - Tibetan Activist,
Palden Gyatso - Former Political Prisoner,Shen Tong - Chinese Democracy Activist, Robert A.F. Thurman - Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies,Columbia University New York City
Downing Stadium ,Randall's Island June 7 th & 8th1997 $250 000 raised Over 50 000 AttendeesFoo Fighters ,U2 , Sonic Youth,Biz Markie ,Alanis Morissette ,Patti Smith , The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion,Radiohead ,Yungchen Lhamo ,Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Rancid, Björk, Pavement,Blur ,Michael Stipe &Mike Mills ,Taj Mahal and Phantom Blues Band ,De La Soul ,Dadon ,Chaksam-pa ,Nawang Khechog ,The Mighty Mighty Bosstones ,Eddie Vedder &Mike McCready ,KRS-ONE ,Noel Gallagher ,Porno for Pyros , andLee Perry featuringMad Professor & the Robotiks Band Speakers: Palden Gyatso - Former Political Prisoner, Dechen Wangdu - Tibetan Activist,
Chuck D - Public Enemy,Xiao Qiang - Human Rights in China,Nane Alehandrez - Barrios Unidos"Tibetan Freedom Concert", a compilation album covering events of that concert, was relesed on
November 4 ,1997 .Washington D.C.
RFK Stadium
June 13 th &June 14 th1998 $1.2 Million raised Over 120 000 AttendeesBeastie Boys,
Radiohead ,Sean Lennon ,Mutabaruka ,Money Mark , A Tribe Called Quest,Dave Matthews Band , Sonic Youth,Nawang Khechog ,Wyclef Jean ,Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters,Buffalo Daughter ,R.E.M. , KRS-ONE,The Wallflowers ,Blues Traveler , Live,Pearl Jam ,Luscious Jackson , Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chaksam-pa, Pulp. Many bands, includingKraftwerk and Beck, were cancelled after lightning strikes at the beginning of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters' set on the first day of music.Speakers: Xiao Qiang - Human Rights in China,
Lhadon Tethong - Students for a Free Tibet, Palden Gyatso - Former Political Prisoner,Wei Jingsheng - Chinese Democracy Activist and Former Political PrisonerFree Tibet '99
Amsterdam, East Troy/Wisconsin, Sydney, Tokyo
June 13th 1999 Over 55,000 Attendees $50,000 raised
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Alpine Valley Music Theatre ,Wisconsin Run DMC ,The Cult , Beastie Boys, Blondie,Tracy Chapman ,The Roots , Live, Eddie Vedder,Otis Rush ,Cibo Matto ,Handsome Boy Modeling School ,Rage Against the Machine ,Wu-Tang Clan , Chaksam-paSpeakers: Xiao Qiang of Human Rights in China, Lhadon Tethong of Students for a Free Tibet,
Nawang Pema - Tibetan NunRai Parkhal, Amsterdam
Garbage, Blur,
Urban Dance Squad , Alanis Morissette, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals,Luscious Jackson , NRA,Gangchenpa ,Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts , Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros,Thom Yorke Speakers:
Erin Potts - The Milarepa Fund,Ama Adhe - Former Political Prisoner.*
Tokyo Bay NK Hall , TokyoHi-Standard , Buffalo Daughter,Brahman ,Audio Active ,Kan Takagi ,Scha Dara Parr ,Kiyoshirou Imawano , Nawang KhechogSpeakers: Alma David - Students for a Free Tibet,
Jurme Wangda - Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama*Sydney Show Grounds, Sydney
Regurgitator ,Spiderbait ,The Mavis's ,The Avalanches ,Neil Finn ,The Living End ,Celibate Rifles ,Not From There , Gerling,Jebediah ,You Am I ,Garpa ,Blackalicious ,Eskimo Joe ,Trans Am Speakers:
Lobsang Lungtok - Former Political Prisoner,Jo Shaw - Students for a Free Tibet, Australia, Dorji Dolma - Australia Tibet CouncilTokyo
May 13 th 2001 Tokyo Bay NK Hall Over 6000 AttendeesThee Michelle Gun Elephant , Brahman, UA, Chaksam-pa,Boom Boom Satellites , Buffalo DaughterSpeakers: Palden Gyatso - Former Political Prisoner,
Zatul Rinpoche - Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Adam Yauch - Beastie Boys,Tomoko Tahara - The Milarepa FundWashington D.C. Incident
As
Herbie Hancock took the stage during theWashington, D.C. Concert at about 3:00 PM, (June1998 ), a storm system formed over the open-airRFK Stadium . While concert staff were moving people inside the stadium's inner tunnels, lightning struck a fan namedLysa Selfon . She was treated on-scene by EMTs and taken to the burn unit of a local hospital. Twelve people were injured; four critically. Selfon suffered the worst injuries and was visited in the hospital by a number of performers.R.E.M.,
Radiohead andRed Hot Chili Peppers (originally scheduled for the first day's concert) returned to perform the following day. [cite news |url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/9825/music-mccarthy.php |title=Can Music Save the World? |author=Jackie McCarthy |publisher=Seattle Weekly |date=1998-06-24 |accessdate=2006-08-23 ]ee also
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Beastie Boys
*Free Tibet
*Milarepa
*Dalai Lama
*Tibetan Freedom Concert (album) References
External links
* [http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/ Students for a Free Tibet]
* [http://www.freetibet.org Free tibet.org]
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