WaveAid
Fund-raising concert for victims of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WaveAid was a fund raising concert held on Saturday, 29 January 2005, as a means for raising funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known as the Boxing Day tsunami. It was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground and broadcast on television by Channel [V] and MTV, and on radio by Triple J, Triple M, NOVA and World Audio Radio 2. The event was organised by Michael Chugg, Joe Segreto of IMC/Homebake Festival and Mark Pope.
WaveAid | |
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Genre | Pop and rock music |
Dates | 29 January 2005 |
Location(s) | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia |
Years active | 2005 |
Founded by | Michael Chugg, Joe Segreto & Tom Lang of IMC / Homebake Festival and Mark Pope of Mark Pope Music |
Website | WaveAid Site |
Part of the between-band entertainment was the screens to the side of the stage showing live feeds of audience members with captions including important messaging pertaining to the catastrophic results of the tsunami and methods which those in attendance and watching on TV could donate.