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Sound Relief For Queensland Floods Post by: Dave-O 11 January, 2011 - 4:39 PM
(Photo: Getty: Coldplay at Sound Relief 2009)
The team that brought us Sound Relief are back together to do a concert to raise funds for the Queensland floods appeal.
According to the Music Network promoter Michael Gudinski is organising a second Sound Relief concert that will mirror the benefit concerts of 2009, which saw the industry and musicians (like Coldplay pictured above) raise $8 million for the victims of the Victorian bushfires and went on to become the biggest concert Australia had ever seen.
Speculation has been rife on which acts will perform with everyone looking at who's in the country over the next couple of months (there's Cold Chisel, Kings Of Leon and Katy Perry to name a few).
Queensland MP Rob Messenger has begged Powderfinger to come out of retirement to play the benefit show.
“This is a once-in-hundred-year natural disaster, Powderfinger is Queensland music… Queensland needs them right now," he said on ABC Radio.
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harry says
Get Powderfinger to reform and perform a gig in Adelaide!
Posted Tuesday 11 January, 2011 5:16 PM -
Simon says
Yes it time to do a big sound relief bigger and last year one !! .
Posted Tuesday 11 January, 2011 5:18 PM -
Melissa says
This is a really good idea, considering how much money was raised for this cause last time. I was there for the 1st sound relief and i'll be there this time as well, to support the victims of this tragic event. My family was a part of this which makes it a lot sadder.
Posted Thursday 13 January, 2011 1:35 AM -
Kiri says
Where can we buy tickets form?
Posted Thursday 13 January, 2011 9:45 AM -
deanne myszka says
Bring it on!!! Would love to see Powderfinger, Kings of Leon, Eddie Vedder as they will be in the country!!
Posted Thursday 13 January, 2011 9:51 AM -
shanon says
It would be awesome to see Midnight Oil peform again like last time.
Posted Thursday 13 January, 2011 3:13 PM -
ron mcmahon says
really would love to see the oils jump on board for this one
Posted Thursday 13 January, 2011 4:50 PM -
steve says
savage garden 2 reform, fingers crossed.
Posted Thursday 13 January, 2011 10:23 PM -
dianne says
Savage garden are queenslanders, so it would be amazing if they would perform....fingers doubly crossed.
Posted Friday 14 January, 2011 10:29 PM
And of course we can go past the best ever legend of rock.......JIMMY BARNES -
shaun says
would be good if it was done aroud the time of soundwave and get stone sour to play to add some diversity to this awesome cause.
Posted Saturday 15 January, 2011 10:22 AM
