2005 charity music contest in Wales
Tsunami Relief Cardiff
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Logo for the Tsunami Relief Cardiff Concert
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Genre
| Rock music
Pop music
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Dates
| 22 January 2005
(
2005-01-22
)
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Location(s)
| Millennium Stadium
in
Cardiff
, Wales, United Kingdom
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Founded by
| Paul Sergeant
[1]
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Attendance
| 66,000
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Tsunami Relief Cardiff
was a charity
music
concert
held at the
Millennium Stadium
in
Cardiff
on 22 January 2005, in aid of the victims of the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
, which had occurred the month before. The concert raised £1,248,963.
[2]
The concert was, at the time, the biggest charity concert in the
United Kingdom
since
Live 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 3 days; when a further 1,000 tickets were issued, they sold in 20 minutes.
[3]
The concert featured a range of music styles, with long standing veterans such as
Eric Clapton
,
Jools Holland
,
Lulu
, classical performers in
Aled Jones
,
Charlotte Church
and
Katherine Jenkins
and Welsh rock groups such as
Feeder
, the
Manic Street Preachers
and, representing
The Stereophonics
Kelly Jones
contributing.
Midge Ure
also made a surprise appearance at the concert, who introduced Feeder.
The concert began with little known Wrexham band Camera, but this was not shown on the TV broadcasts. For the television and internet audience, the show was started by classical singer
Katherine Jenkins
, with "
Amazing Grace
", "
Caruso
" and "
You'll Never Walk Alone
"; the audience waving red
LED
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 with
Jools Holland
and
Eric Clapton
playing "
Shake, Rattle and Roll
" accompanied by many of the artists who had performed throughout the day (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.
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