- Tsunami Relief Cardiff
[
Millennium Stadium (2005)] Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charitymusic concert held at theMillennium Stadium inCardiff onJanuary 22 2005 , in aid of the victims of the2004 Indian Ocean earthquake , which had occurred the month before. The concert raised over £1.25 million (€1.8 million or $2.4 million).The concert was (at the time) the biggest charity concert in the
United Kingdom sinceLive Aid over 20 years before, and more than 60,000 fans watched live, with many millions more from around the world viewing the seven hour long concert. The main tickets sold out in just 3 days; when a further 3,000 tickets were issued, they sold in just 20 minutes.The concert featured a range of music styles, with famous acts such as
Eric Clapton ,Jools Holland , Lulu, Feeder,Snow Patrol andCharlotte Church contributing.Midge Ure also made a surprise appearance at the concert, who introduced Feeder.The concert began with little known Cardiff band Camera who started their set almost immediately after the doors opened, but this was not shown on the TV broadcasts. For the TV/internet audience, the show was started by classical singer
Katherine Jenkins , with "Amazing Grace ", "Caruso" and "You'll Never Walk Alone"; the audience waving redLED torches to represent victims of the Asian disaster. The music continued throughout the evening with an electric atmosphere culminating in a sing-a-long finale withJools Holland andEric Clapton playing "Shake, Rattle and Roll " accompanied by entire cast of artists (who all waived their usual fees).The concert was carried live by
BBC Radio Wales , and on UK digital television via the BBC's "red-button" service as well as being streamed online. Video highlights were available on the BBC's website soon thereafter, and TV highlights were also broadcast on BBC2 during the evening.Line-up
"(in alphabetical order)"
*Badly Drawn Boy
*Camera
*Charlotte Church
*Eric Clapton
*Craig David
*Embrace
*Feeder
*Goldie Lookin' Chain
*Jools Holland
*Katherine Jenkins
*Aled Jones
*Kelly Jones , lead singer ofStereophonics
*Keane
*Lemar
*Liberty X
*Lulu
*Manic Street Preachers
*Brian McFadden
*Raghav
*Heather Small
*Snow Patrol External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tsunamireliefcardiff/ Concert homepage]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4195985.stm BBC news coverage]
* [http://charlottechurch.net/features/tsunamiaid22jan05.html Coverage of Charlotte Church's performance at event] (includes video files and images)
* [http://www.benspicer.com/photos/tsunami-relief/ Fan Photos and Videos from the Concert]
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