The Australian music community, and some exceptional international artists, have rallied together to organize two massive concerts on March 14 to raise funds for the Victorian bushfire and Queensland flood victims. Sound Relief shows will be held at the Sydney and Melbourne Cricket Grounds.
Coldplay will perform an acoustic set in Sydney, while Kings of Leon will play Melbourne. Jack Johnson will also make the long trek from his Hawaiian home to play the Melbourne show.
That’s the young music fans taken care of, but there are plenty of reunions to excite the older generation. Icehouse will reform for the Sydney show, while Melbourne gets a triple treat with Hunters & Collectors, Split Enz, and Midnight Oil all earning a spot on the bill.
Jet and Wolfmother willdo more than their fair share, playing both cities. Each band will perform one city at the start, then jump on a plane to play the other gig. Now that’s dedication!
Tickets for the Sound Relief shows are a very reasonable $75, and all proceeds will benefit the Victorian Bushfire Appeal and The Premier’s Disaster Relief Fund Appeal in Queensland. Tickets go on sale next Wednesday March 4 from Ticketek.
We can apparently expect more artists to be added to the bill before then, but here’s the line-ups as they stand!
Melbourne
- Augie March
- Bliss N Eno with Paris Wells
- Gabriella Cilmi
- Hunters & Collectors
- Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson with Troy Cassar-Daley
- Jack Johnson
- Jet
- Kings Of Leon
- Liam Finn
- Midnight Oil
- Paul Kelly
- Split Enz
- Wolfmother
Sydney:
- Coldplay
- Eskimo Joe
- Hoodoo Gurus
- Icehouse
- Jet
- Josh Pyke
- Little Birdy
- Midnight Juggernauts
- The Presets
- Wolfmother
- You Am I
Image source: Sound Relief website