Sound Relief made history on the weekend.
120,000 fans attended the two shows in Sydney and Melbourne and generated $5 million for bushfire and flood victims in Victoria And Queensland.The Sound Relief concerts featured an address from Prince’s William and Harry, a rare performance from Barry Gibb and Coldplay downgraded to John Farnham’s backing band ... and loving it.
Midnight Oil reformed, Split Enz performed and Hunters & Collectors put their differences aside to play live for the first time in 12 years.
Toni Collette spoke, Jet rocked and Andrew Stockdale unveiled the new Wolfmother.
For the record, here was the official line-up for Sound Relief:
SOUND RELIEF - MELBOURNE - MCG - SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2009
10.00AM Gates Open
12:10PM Jet
12:55PM Gabriella Cilmi
1:40PM Kings Of Leon
2:20PM Paul Kelly
3:05PM Augie March
3:50PM Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells
4:35PM Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson with Troy Cassar-Daley
5:30PM Liam Finn
6:20PM Jack Johnson
7:00PM Wolfmother
7:45PM Special Announcement & One Minute’s Silence
8:00PM Hunters & Collectors
8:55PM Split Enz
9:50PM Midnight Oil
10.30PM Finish
SOUND RELIEF - SYDNEY - SCG - SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2009
11.00AM Gates Open
12:15PM Coldplay
1:10PM Wolfmother
1:55PM Hoodoo Gurus
2:40PM Little Birdy
3:15PM Architecture In Helsinki
3:50PM You Am I
4:35PM Josh Pyke
5.15PM Marcia Hines (Special Performance)
5:30PM Taylor Swift
6:15PM Eskimo Joe
7:05PM Jet
7:45PM Special Announcement & One Minute’s Silence
8:00PM The Presets
8:50PM Icehouse
9:40PM Barry Gibb
10.30PM Finish
