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One Night. One Place. One Reason. Two CDs of music from the historic concert. Net proceeds benefit the Robin Hood relief fund.
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The toughest of us rise during crisis situations, and the World Trade Center
tragedy finds many hands helping to heal the wounds we all suffered on September 11.
The music community has been conspicuous in its efforts, and on Saturday, October 20,
at Madison Square Garden,
Paul McCartney,
The Who,
Bon Jovi,
Bono and Edge of U2,
David Bowie,
Elton John,
Destiny's Child,
Janet Jackson (remote from Pittsburgh),
Backstreet Boys,
Mick Jagger,
John Mellencamp,
Eric Clapton,
Billy Joel,
James Taylor,
Melissa Etheridge,
Macy Gray,
Marc Anthony,
Five For Fighting,
Goo Goo Dolls,
Jay-Z
and many more gathered to perform a benefit and tribute to the victims in a show called the
Concert for New York City.
VH1, AOL, Miramax, and Cablevision were proud to host the live broadcast of the four-hour-plus event, which began at 7 pm ET/PT.
AOL also hosted a live Webcast of the historical show. AOL members can go to keyword: Concert for New York City.
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"The Concert For New York City" also featured short films directed by some of Hollywood’s top
filmmakers and entertainers. The films, all celebrating the spirit of New York in some way, were shown
throughout the evening and also aired live on VH1. Directors included Woody Allen, Edward Burns, Spike Lee,
Martin Scorsese, Jerry Seinfeld, and Kevin Smith.
Actors including Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Harrison Ford, Will Ferrell, Mike Myers,
Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Billy Crystal, Richard Gere, Chris Rock, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Spade, Julia Stiles,
Jimmy Fallon, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, John Cusack, Michael J. Fox, Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, and Denis Leary
also appeared, but the real stars of the show were seated in the audience.
Organizers VH1, Cablevision, Miramax Films, and AOL invited 5,000 members of the New York
fire, police, and rescue crews who tirelessly worked to save lives and restore order in lower Manhattan.
The Concert For New York City Auction raised $275,000 for the Robin Hood Relief Fund. The highest selling item was the custom Fender Stratocaster which went for $45,000. Thanks to everyone for their generosity.
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