Donation phone lines (1-866-4AIDNOW) for Hurricane Katrina Relief remain open through Saturday, September 10th. A look back at 10 great rock concerts for a cause, from the Festival for Peace to 12-12-12. U2, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., the Foo Fighters and more have used the events to draw attention to a cause that would almost certainly have gone under-noticed otherwise.
Tibetan Freedom concerts were held in six subsequent years as well, with the most recent in 2012 and the most ambitious in 1999, when four Free Tibet shows occurred on the same day in Wisconsin, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Sidney.
This all-star response, patterned after Keith Harris Keith Harris Reporter. Concerts For a Cause, Camas, WA. Love. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21: British pop star Paul McCartney performs on stage alongside other artists at "The Concert for New York City" held at Madison Square Gardens on October 20, 2001 in New York. The performer that night will be The Rev. Lydia Muñoz, "a singer well-known in regional church circles and beyond." People who received the email can contact you directly if they want to get involved. Share Virtual Concerts for a Cause Take Main Stage.
A free-will offering will be taken at each concert.According to one of the concert organizers, Chuck Kupferschmidt, the first concert in the three concert series took place on March 15th and raised $1,200 for Project Outreach.
The final concert in the series is a Celtic Concert by musician Charlie Zahm, and will take placed on April 26th. A look back at 10 great rock concerts for a cause, from the Festival for Peace to 12-12-12.
(Photo by WireImage House/WireImage) What you remember about A Concert for Hurricane Relief is Kanye West declaring "George Bush doesn't care about black people" while Mike Myers stood dumbfounded. The concert raised $250,000 for UNICEF, and a recording of the performances, released as a three-LP set, would eventually raise more. 0 Comment 0. An estimated 20,000 people attended the twelve hour festival during the session. 645 likes. "For more information about Concerts for a Cause, visit their website ( Concerts for a Cause is sponsored in part by a grant provided by the McPherson Convention & Visitors Bureau.- Increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about. In addition, donations can be made at www.RedCross.org and www.salvationarmyUSA.org. "So, we are trying to be good neighbors by asking everyone who attends to walk, if they can.
In addition to the organizers — and, of course, Dylan — Billy Joel, B.B. For those driving, we ask they park their cars in lots and spaces illustrated on the map. Concerts for a Cause is a fundraiser for Project Outreach and it is sponsored by RUMC. Concerts for a Cause is a summer series featuring soloists, ensembles, rock bands and more on an outdoor stage. "This Celtic concert is a great anchor to this community concert series," Kupferschmidt offered with a sense of pride. Yauch and his fellow Beasties eventually rallied like-minded artists around the cause of Tibetan freedom and held a concert in San Francisco that featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, Smashing Pumpkins, Cibo Matto, Rage Against the Machine and De La Soul.
Concerts for a Cause was started in 2016 as a way for the members of the First Universalist Church Unitarian Universalist of Auburn, Maine to support itself, and to give back to the community by promoting concerts for charity. The Farm Aid organization now provides a disaster relief fund for family farmers and has successfully lobbied Congress on their behalf.
Muñoz, who also plays keyboards, will be accompanied by her band which includes electric guitar, percussion, base and harmonizing vocals.
(AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) had helped organize a successful multi-artist benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in February 1970 to raise money for political candidates opposing the Vietnam War.
All concert proceeds from each CFAC event will go to the featured non-for-profit involved.
Money raised goes … British rockers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, who had begun raising awareness of the ongoing famine in Ethiopia with the "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
The lineup was perhaps the most star-studded of any such benefit, with Bruce Springsteen, the Who, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Kanye West and Eddie Vedder all turning out.
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