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  Tsunami Disaster Relief Concert @ The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Tsunami Disaster Relief Concert @ The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Her rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone, dedicated to the tsunami survivors, tugged at the heart-strings and united the audience in its first sing-song, red mock-lighters held high.
Light and fluffy relief came in the form of Liberty X, their song Just A Little getting the younger members of the audience dancing.
www.musicomh.com /gigs2/tsunami-relief.htm   (630 words)

  
 Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The tsunami exacted a heavy toll on coastal communities and especially fisherfolk in the region [1].
In Sri Lanka, only 30% of those elgible impacted by the tsunami as of 10 February had received any aid, and there are allegations of local officials giving aid only to their supporters, some of whom were not victims of the tsunami.
An extensive relief effort on behalf of the government has been engaged including military personnel, forensic teams, search and rescue teams as Sweden is probably the nation not directly affected by the tsunami to be hardest hit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donations_for_victims_of_the_2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake   (8680 words)

  
 Festival Hype - Cardiff 'to stage tsunami gig'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium is trying to stage a 'Live Aid' style concert to raise more than £1m for the Asian tsunami disaster appeal.
As well as a sporting icon, the stadium right in the centre of Cardiff has fast become a top venue for bands in its short history.
Another organisation just set up, Tsunami Relief Cymru, is also hoping to hold a concert for the relief effort at the Millennium Stadium in June.
www.festivalhype.co.uk /news/story/Cardiff_'to_stage_tsunami_gig'/1561   (546 words)

  
 Tsunami Relief : Tsunami Relief Home
Millennium Stadium General manager Paul Sergeant has paid tribute to the Welsh children and young people who helped to raise more than £20,000 for the Tsunami Relief Cardiff fund through their paintings and portraits of the stars who performed at the concert on 22 January.
A special auction of artwork created for Tsunami Relief Cardiff, signed by the artists involved in the concert will go live at 9am on the morning of Thursday 27th January 2005.
The tsunami left almost 150,000 dead, more than one third of which were children, and at least 5 million people without food and water.
www.millenniumstadium.com /3923_3925.php   (298 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Tsunami Relief concert: Your reaction
On the other hand, it is a shame that it has taken such a huge disaster as the tsunami for such a huge fundraising event to happen.
Though the tsunami relief concert was a success, I'm just wondering if people understand that so many more people are dying in Africa every day.
Stars perform at the tsunami relief concert in Cardiff.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/talking_point/4196333.stm   (2235 words)

  
 Christian Today > Tsunami Relief Cardiff Concert Raises £1.25 million
British pianist Jools Holland (L) greets singer Eric Clapton during the Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, January 22, 2005.
Cardiff, Wales hosted the largest charity concert since Live Aid took place 20 years ago to raise much needed aid funds for Asian tsunami relief efforts.
All profits from the concert will go towards the relief effort, and none of the artists were paid for their performances.
www.christiantoday.com /news/cul/76.htm   (655 words)

  
 Indymedia UK - Tsunami Relief Cymru - What can you do?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tsunami Relief Cymru promises “an array of creative expression and compassion” at this and other events being planned from Abertillery to Anglesey and Penarth to Pembroke.
Its imposing facade speaks of the days when Cardiff was growing fast to become the greatest coal-exporting port in the world – its wealth built on the “fl gold” dug from the earth by the miners of the Rhondda and the neighbouring valleys.
The relief philosophy of Via Campesina is that our communities should participate actively and be the key actors in the re-construction process, and that our fisherfolk and peasant organizations should play a key mobilizing and supporting role.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2005/01/303371.html   (1870 words)

  
 icWales - Rock around the clock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chief Superintendent Bob Evans of South Wales Police said that while Cardiff was used to dealing with events of this magnitude, today's concert was unusual because of the speed with which it had been put together.
Cardiff will be full of shoppers, concert goers and football fans on Saturday so travelling will be restricted.
Cardiff City are playing at home which means Leckwith Stadium will not be used for a park and ride.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=15103699&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=rock-around-the-clock-name_page.html   (1233 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Diary of the tsunami aid concert
It was left to Lulu to tell the Millennium Stadium crowd that the magic figure of £1m had been reached for the tsunami victims.
He thanked the audience for their fundraising efforts and, speaking about the countries hit by the tsunami, he said "We have got to try and get them back on track".
The arena with 50,000 people in it or thereabouts is not too bad temperature wise but step out into the corridors on the way to the toilets or for something to eat or drink, and the cold blast from the stadium gates remind you that it's still cold and wet outside.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/4195879.stm   (1319 words)

  
 Chevrolet news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Every one of the mega stars due to perform at the sell-out Tsunami Relief Cardiff fund raising event at the Millennium Stadium this Saturday (22 January) will travel in cars supplied by Britain’s newest car brand — Chevrolet.
The vehicles will be used to ferry the stars between the hotel and the stadium as well as around Cardiff during the weekend.
Tsunami Relief Cardiff sold all of its available 60,000 tickets within just three days and organisers are actively trying to free up more seating capacity at the Millennium Stadium.
www.chevrolet.co.uk /local/news/tsunami.htm   (439 words)

  
 Bollywood News :: » Big Hit For Tsunami Relief Concert :: Movie Review, Music Review, Film Preview
Musical Auction for Tsunami Victims benefit To make more money for the aid of Tsunami victims Memorabilia from Cardiff's Millennium Dome Tsunami Relief concert is being...
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movies.dcealumni.com /archives/2301-big-hit-for-tsunami-relief-concert   (459 words)

  
 Festival Hype - Tsunami Relief Concert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tsunami Relief Concert - 13:56 24 Monday Jan 2005
It was the Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday - it raised just under £1.25m and is being hailed as a great success.
It was one of the UK's biggest charity gigs since Live Aid, with 61,000 tickets sold and live coverage on radio, TV and online.
www.festivalhype.co.uk /news/story/Tsunami_Relief_Concert/1875   (717 words)

  
 Welsh Rugby Union : TSUNAMI RELIEF CARDIFF STILL BRINGING IN THE CASH
The portraits of the many artists who took part, including Eric Clapton, Lulu, Charlotte Church, Katherine Jenkins, Kelly Jones and the Manic Street Preachers, were signed by the stars on the night and eventually raised £21,870 in the auction.
A further £6,000 was raised through the sale of Paul Sergeant's famous 'rainbow' jumper, which became synonymous with the spirit of the event.
It means that, with HM Treasury ensuring the charity status of the event, a total of £1,523,137 has so far been raised for the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami in south-east Asia through the Millennium Stadium concert and associated fundraising efforts.
www.wru.co.uk /2_5196.php?   (608 words)

  
 manic street preachers news archive page 19
Manics join tsunami gig line-up The Manic Street Preachers are one of the latest bands to be unveiled for a Live Aid-style concert to help the tsunami survivors.
Cardiff Council and South Wales Police were helping to fast-track the necessary processes to get the event up and running.
And with "Cardiff Afterlife" they bring it all back to the beginning, eulogizing Edwards with a song that recalls the melodramatic gloom of the Smiths.
members.aol.com /manicsnews/newsarchive19.html   (1677 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Wales | Stadium tsunami gig raises £1.25m
It brings the total raised for the tsunami victims by the British public to more than £200m.
Tsunami Relief Cardiff was put together by the stadium management in just three weeks, in the wake of Boxing Day tragedy in which more than 220,000 people died.
The show was broadcast by different outlets of the BBC and shown in its entirety on S4C, as well as streamed on the web.
newsrss.bbc.co.uk /1/low/wales/4195985.stm   (417 words)

  
 icWales - Artists gather for tsunami gig   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The eyes of the world will be on Cardiff tomorrow when the tsunami relief concert takes place at the Millennium Stadium.
Born in Llandaff, Cardiff, on February 21, 1986, she became an international sensation with the release of her debut album, Voice Of An Angel, released just after she'd turned 13.
The Tsunami Benefit is far from being the first good cause that Clapton has given his time to.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0900entertainment/0050artsnews/tm_objectid=15101169&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=artists-gather-for-tsunami-gig-name_page.html   (4373 words)

  
 News Wales > Community
21/6/2005 - As Cardiff reaches the mid-way point in its year of celebrations a brand new exhibition opens this week to mark a hundred years of city life.
Cardiff's Century celebrates the city's first one hundred years, taking a lo...
24/2/2005 - Cardiff has been revealed as one of the cheapest cities in the UK to visit in a recent report from The Office of National Statistics (ONS), and with the launch of a new Cardiff discount card, visitors to the region will b...
www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Community&F=1&id=7620   (1323 words)

  
 News Wales Headlines
Thousands of fans coming to Cardiff to see the Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millennium Stadium are being warned to plan their journeys carefully and use either public transport, car share or park and ride services to avo...
The sell-out Tsunami Relief concert to be held at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday, January 22 is set to be broadcast live throughout the UK and — via the worldwide web — to the whole world following a unique agre...
Sophisticated machinery, designed and manufactured by experts in Cardiff University’s Manufacturing Engineering Centre is enabling NASA scientists to develop a 'life detector' to look for exotic life forms under a sea tha...
feed.newswales.co.uk /?PG=6&NX=10&XN=1   (1431 words)

  
 ABC News: Clapton Rocks Tsunami Benefit Concert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Eric Clapton performs during the Tsunami Relief Concert Cardiff at the Millennium Stadium in Wales Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, to raise funds for those affected by the Asian earthquake and tsunami.
CARDIFF, Wales Jan 22, 2005 — Headline acts including rocker Eric Clapton, pianist Jools Holland and The Manic Street Preachers drew more than 60,000 people to a charity concert raising money for Asian tsunami relief.
Fans packed the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday for the seven-hour concert featuring 20 British bands and solo artists.
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=434865   (292 words)

  
 Cardiff Fund Raiser Tsunami
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www.fundraiserdirect.com /fundraiser4/CardiffFundRaiserTsunami   (502 words)

  
 Stars rally for Tsunami Victims
In a show of appreciation for their Asian fans, Linkin Park is stepping up to aid in the disaster relief in tsunami stricken Southeast Asia.
The Los Angeles based rock group remembered their successful tour in the region with a $100,000 donation to the "Music for Relief" organization that they set up.
In addition, in the United Kingdom, the managers of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales are planning a benefit concert.
music.infotut.com /news/?record=8   (228 words)

  
 Projekt Charity: LA Times article - a few charity events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Efforts in the pop music world to help victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami in Southeast Asia continue to swell as more benefit activities are announced almost daily.
The biggest concert set so far is the Jan. 22 Tsunami Relief Cardiff concert at the 65,000-capacity Millennium Stadium in the Welsh capital.
Meanwhile, pop teen queen Hilary Duff is donating a portion of the proceeds from her Most Wanted Tour toward tsunami relief.
www.pcharity.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28&PN=1   (282 words)

  
 eric clapton news || Tsunami Relief Auction: Eric Clapton And Young Artist Team Up To Raise Funds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A series of 18 individual signed portraits of performers at the Tsunami Relief Concert in Cardiff, Wales on 22 January 2005 are currently being auctioned to raise further funds for the cause.
Also being sold is a large mural of the concert logo signed by the majority of the artists who performed that day.
The portrait was signed by Eric at the Tsunami Relief Concert, which he headlined.
www.whereseric.com /clapton/news/2005/02/tsunami_relief_art_auction.htm   (257 words)

  
 Welcome to Fake Bad News.co.uk / News
After playing at the Jazz Café with Niko and Little Kishky and raising £400 in the process for Tsunami Relief, they’ve played at LSE University, Dempseys, Sams Bar and Cardiff Barfly, the latter of these being to a sold out crowd last Thursday night,(3 rd Feb).
Fake Bad News and Niko will be performing at Cardiff's Jazz Cafe this forthcoming Sunday (16th) in aid of the Tsunami Relief Appeal.
Following that the band are set to play at the City Arms in Cardiff on the 12th and at LSE Student Union for the Semi Finals of 'Rock Idol' on the 19th.
www.ahendley.plus.com /news05.htm   (364 words)

  
 Cardiff Tsunami Relief Concert Sells Out
Organisers have confirmed that the huge Cardiff Tsunami Relief Concert at The Millennium Stadium on January 22 has now sold out.
However, stadium bosses are working on ways to fit yet more people into the venue and have hinted that there may be more tickets on sale in the coming days.
If more tickets are released they will be available on 08705 582 582 or at www.ticketmaster.co.uk (Ticketmaster will not be charging a booking fee) with all proceeds going to aid the victims of the tsunami disaster.
www.xfm.co.uk /Article.asp?id=61140   (301 words)

  
 BBC - Wales - Eric Clapton at Tsunami Relief Cardiff
He should and could have been the best act at Tsunami Relief Cardiff given his class and experience, but because of his choice in songs he wasn't.
I wasn't able to make it to Cardiff but have seen him perform six or seven times and in various european venues and he never lets you down.
Being from a country seriously affected by Tsunami my heartfelt thanks to Eric Clapton for his contribution at the Cardiff concert in aid of the hundreds and thousands of people affected by the recent Tsunami.
db.bbc.co.uk /wales/music/sites/tsunamireliefcardiff/pages/eric_clapton.shtml   (2477 words)

  
 BBC - Wales - Tsunami Relief Cardiff
Welcome to the BBC's website for Tsunami Relief Cardiff, which took place on 22 January 2005.
BBC Wales worked with the Millennium Stadium after the event to auction a number of autographed portraits of performers from Tsunami Relief Cardiff, plus a large mural signed by a number of celebrities at the event.
The grand total raised on the night of Tsunami Relief Cardiff was £1,248,963.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/music/sites/tsunamireliefcardiff   (407 words)

  
 Wave of Compassion Tsunami Relief- Corporate Donations & Programs
Since the final weekend of regular season games, the NFL has contributed $1 million to support the relief efforts and NFL teams and fans have donated $3 million to tsunami relief efforts.
In response to the tsunami disaster, Cangive.ca began a two-week fundraising campaign, beginning on January 17, 2005.
All funds raised through the Shop for Tsunami Relief campaign are donated to key charities providing aid to victims in South Asia.
webviewdesigns.com /static/about_us/tsunami_relief_corporate_donors.html   (778 words)

  
 Cardiff "Live Aid" to raise Asian tsunami appeal funds?
Cardiff "Live Aid" to raise Asian tsunami appeal funds?
There could be "Live Aid" type concert held at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium, to raise funds for the Asian tsunami disaster appeal.
It's hoped that at least £1M would be raised by the event.
www.efestivals.co.uk /news/050103a.shtml   (204 words)

  
 eric clapton news || Eric Clapton entertains 60,000 at Tsunami Relief Concert in Cardiff, Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Eric Clapton, backed by Jools Holland and his Orchestra, was the headliner at the Tsunami Relief Concert on 22 January 2004.
The day-long event raised £1.24 million to assist with the ongoing relief efforts.
Attended by over 60,000 persons, who braved the 1º C indoor temperature, the day-long event raised £1.24 million to assist with the ongoing relief efforts.
www.whereseric.com /clapton/news/2005/01/eric_clapton_tsunami_relief_concert.htm   (437 words)

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