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From: "Frost, Chris I" <Chris.Frost@cba.com.au>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:39:29 +1100
Subject: MEDIA RELEASE: Sound Relief - The Music Community Unite For
Two Very Special Benefit Concerts
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THE MUSIC COMMUNITY UNITE

FOR TWO VERY SPECIAL BENEFIT CONCERTS

SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2009 - MCG & SCG



The devastation of the current Victorian bushfires has left few
unaffected.  In response to our nation's greatest ever natural disaster
Australia's music community have banded together for two

stadium benefit concerts scheduled to run simultaneously in both
Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday March 14, 2009 under the unified banner
of SOUND RELIEF.



Michael Gudinski, Managing Director of The Frontier Touring Company
said;

"The Sound Relief concerts are for the survivors of the bushfires.  The
sad reality is that rebuilding their lives and communities will be a
lengthy and costly process.  It has been phenomenal seeing everyone pull
together in this horrific time.  Without doubt these concerts will be
once in a lifetime events that will live on in the memories of everyone
who attends."




Michael Chugg, Managing Director of Chugg Entertainment said;

"Around the world, some of the words that are used to describe
Australians include "big hearted", "generous", "battlers and "troopers".
These concerts will honour all of those characteristics of the
Australian people, both those who have suffered so much through this
terrible tragedy, but also saluting the heroes who fought against the
fires, and the courageous people whose fight is just

beginning. With the help of the Australian Music Community, these
concerts hope to bring people together, not just on the hallowed turf of
the MCG and SCG, but around the country as we share

the joy of live music. We will remember those who have lost so much, and
celebrate the heroes of this devastating story."



Both concerts will be held in their city's most iconic venue; in
Melbourne at the MCG and in Sydney at the SCG.



Some of Australia's most legendary artists will be joined by leading
International and Domestic chart-toppers. In city by city alphabetical
order the line-ups are:



MELBOURNE



SYDNEY

Augie March



Coldplay (ACOUSTIC)

Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells



Eskimo Joe

Gabriella Cilmi



Hoodoo Gurus

Hunters & Collectors



Icehouse

Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson with Troy Cassar-Daly



Jet

Jack Johnson



Josh Pyke

Jet



Little Birdy

Kings Of Leon





Liam Finn



The Presets

Midnight Oil



Wolfmother

Paul Kelly



You Am I

Split Enz



+ more acts to be announced

Wolfmother







The concerts will be a celebration of multiple music genres, with
artists playing short sets packed with hits.  Concert goers are
encouraged to attend the concerts from start to finish as major artists

will be spread across the bill right from the very start of the day.



Coldplay and Kings Of Leon, who both have sold out concerts on March 14
in Sydney and Melbourne respectively, have kindly donated time from
their busy schedules to perform 3-4 songs in the

early afternoon.



Tickets will be sold for $75 and will go on sale from Ticketek 132 849
www.ticketek.com.au <http://www.ticketek.com.au/>  on Wednesday March 4,
2009 at 9am.  GA Standing on the field and reserved seating in the
stands will be available for both concerts.



100% of the profits from the Melbourne concert will be donated to the
Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.



For the Sydney concert 50% of the profits will be donated to the Red
Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal and 50% will be donated to The Premier's
Disaster Relief Fund Appeal in QLD to aid the victims

of the Queensland floods.



Particular thanks is extended to the Victorian Premier's Department,
Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria for their magnanimous decision to
move the Sheffield Shield final out of the MCG,

in turn freeing this iconic venue to be used for the Melbourne Sound
Relief concert on March 14.



Tickets to Sound Relief go on sale from Ticketek 132 849 or
www.ticketek.com.au on Wednesday March 4 at 9am.  Get in quick for what
is set to be a once in a lifetime concert event.



SOUND RELIEF

SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2009

MELBOURNE - MCG

& SYDNEY - SCG

TICKETS FROM TICKETEK 132 849

WWW.TICKETEK.COM.AU <http://www.ticketek.com.au/>





www.soundrelief.com.au <http://www.soundrelief.com.au/>

www.redcross.org.au <http://www.redcross.org.au/>





For further MEDIA information please contact:



Melbourne:                Reegan Stark 03 9695 7851 or
reegan@mgpromotions.com.au

                                  Sarah Morgan 03 9695 7824 or
sarahm@mgpromotions.com.au



Syd    Sydney:                       Rina Ferris 02 9555 5087 or
rina@ferrisdaviesprm.com.au

                                  Katie Hardwick 02 9555 5087 or
katie@ferrisdaviesprm.com.au







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