Katrina Halliwell
Inspiring Alias writer
Here's an article on the US and Canadian ones from CBC.ca.
Avril, Brent Butt among headliners for tsunami concerts
Last Updated Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:16:14 EST
CBC Arts
VANCOUVER - Singer Avril Lavigne, known for hit songs like Sk8er Boi, and Brent Butt, creator of the television comedy Corner Gas, are among the performers who are pitching in to help raise money for the tsunami relief effort in South Asia.
Along with Barenaked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk and Our Lady Peace lead singer Raine Maida, Lavigne will perform at a concert in Vancouver on Jan. 29.
Hosted by Monday Report star Rick Mercer, the event will be broadcast on CTV.
Ticket prices range from $42.50. to $99.50.
On Jan. 31, in Calgary, the performers – minus Lavigne – will be joined by Butt and veteran musician Bruce Cockburn for a show at the Saddledome.
The concerts are being arranged by Terry McBride, the head of Vancouver's Nettwerk music company, and the funds raised will be donated to Care Canada, Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam and War Child.
It's expected that the CBC will also host a special telecast to raise money to help people who were affected by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. The details of that event are likely to come in a few days.
Other Canadian musicians are also lending a hand.
A benefit featuring the likes of Mir and Crush is scheduled for Halifax's Metro Centre on Jan. 11, while Saukrates, Esthero and other urban musicians will perform in Toronto on Jan. 20 at the Opera House.
In the U.S., the lineup for NBC's Jan. 15 telecast, dubbed the Concert for the Tsunami Victims, is gradually coming together.
New-country singers Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw have been drafted for the one-hour special, as have Christina Aguilera and Sheryl Crow.
Actor George Clooney, most recently seen in Ocean's Twelve, has agreed to help by making efforts to convince other celebrities to take part.
It appears the model for the broadcast may be America: A Tribute to Heroes, the 2001 telethon that was broadcast 10 days after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The tsunami crashes into Khao Lak, Thailand on Dec. 26.
In addition, actress Jane Kaczmarek, who plays the harried mother on the comedy Malcolm in the Middle, is asking the celebrities who attend the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16 to donate their fancy outfits to the effort.
The clothes will be used by the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation – a charity established by Kaczmarek and her husband, West Wing cast member Bradley Whitford – in an online charity auction.
In Beijing, a charity concert on Thursday brought celebrities from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan together to raise money for survivors of the disaster.
Performers included Hong Kong heartthrob Nicholas Tse, who sang the well-known song Chinese People in front of a crowd of about 6,000 people at the Workers' Gymnasium.
Hong Kong entertainer Cecilia Chung, who is Tse's former girlfriend, also sang at the event.
Filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who directed the 2004 martial-arts picture House of Flying Daggers, was among the celebrity donors, giving a cheque for the equivalent of about $45,000 to the Chinese Red Cross.
Avril, Brent Butt among headliners for tsunami concerts
Last Updated Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:16:14 EST
CBC Arts
VANCOUVER - Singer Avril Lavigne, known for hit songs like Sk8er Boi, and Brent Butt, creator of the television comedy Corner Gas, are among the performers who are pitching in to help raise money for the tsunami relief effort in South Asia.
Along with Barenaked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk and Our Lady Peace lead singer Raine Maida, Lavigne will perform at a concert in Vancouver on Jan. 29.
Hosted by Monday Report star Rick Mercer, the event will be broadcast on CTV.
Ticket prices range from $42.50. to $99.50.
On Jan. 31, in Calgary, the performers – minus Lavigne – will be joined by Butt and veteran musician Bruce Cockburn for a show at the Saddledome.
The concerts are being arranged by Terry McBride, the head of Vancouver's Nettwerk music company, and the funds raised will be donated to Care Canada, Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam and War Child.
It's expected that the CBC will also host a special telecast to raise money to help people who were affected by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. The details of that event are likely to come in a few days.
Other Canadian musicians are also lending a hand.
A benefit featuring the likes of Mir and Crush is scheduled for Halifax's Metro Centre on Jan. 11, while Saukrates, Esthero and other urban musicians will perform in Toronto on Jan. 20 at the Opera House.
In the U.S., the lineup for NBC's Jan. 15 telecast, dubbed the Concert for the Tsunami Victims, is gradually coming together.
New-country singers Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw have been drafted for the one-hour special, as have Christina Aguilera and Sheryl Crow.
Actor George Clooney, most recently seen in Ocean's Twelve, has agreed to help by making efforts to convince other celebrities to take part.
It appears the model for the broadcast may be America: A Tribute to Heroes, the 2001 telethon that was broadcast 10 days after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The tsunami crashes into Khao Lak, Thailand on Dec. 26.
In addition, actress Jane Kaczmarek, who plays the harried mother on the comedy Malcolm in the Middle, is asking the celebrities who attend the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16 to donate their fancy outfits to the effort.
The clothes will be used by the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation – a charity established by Kaczmarek and her husband, West Wing cast member Bradley Whitford – in an online charity auction.
In Beijing, a charity concert on Thursday brought celebrities from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan together to raise money for survivors of the disaster.
Performers included Hong Kong heartthrob Nicholas Tse, who sang the well-known song Chinese People in front of a crowd of about 6,000 people at the Workers' Gymnasium.
Hong Kong entertainer Cecilia Chung, who is Tse's former girlfriend, also sang at the event.
Filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who directed the 2004 martial-arts picture House of Flying Daggers, was among the celebrity donors, giving a cheque for the equivalent of about $45,000 to the Chinese Red Cross.