Jess Mauboy, Baker Boy join stars for bushfire fundraising concert
JESS Mauboy and Baker Boy will join an international line-up of stars for the fundraising concert for bushfire victims
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JESS Mauboy and Baker Boy will join an international line-up of stars for the fundraising concert for bushfire victims.
Queen and Adam Lambert, k.d. lang and Alice Cooper are among international artists who will join dozens of Australian stars for the Fire Fight Australia concert on February 16.
The first line-up announced on Monday confirms performances by Amy Shark, Baker Boy, Conrad Sewell, Daryl Braithwaite, Delta Goodrem, Grinspoon, Guy Sebastian, Hilltop Hoods, Icehouse, Illy, Jessica Mauboy, John Farnham, Lee Kernaghan, Olivia Newton-John, Peking Duk, Pete Murray, Tina Arena and William Barton.
The concert at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium will be hosted by comedian Celeste Barber whose Facebook fundraiser for bushfire relief has topped $50 million.
Canadian chart-topper k.d. lang will perform her signature version of the legendary Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah at the concert for which organisers hope will sell 70,000 tickets.
Goodrem will premiere Let It Rain, the emotive piano ballad she wrote in despair as the bushfire emergency tore through communities in NSW and Victoria on New Year’s Eve.
It went straight to No.1 on the iTunes charts when released last week, with the Born To Try singer donating the net profits.
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Goodrem has not ruled out a possible duet with her hero Olivia Newton-John.
“It’s early days, but it would be wonderful to collaborate,” Goodrem said. “I’m just happy to see her back on stage.”
Newton-John performed a duet set with Bee Gees star Barry Gibb at the Sound Relief concert in 2009 for victims of Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria and Queensland floods.
Originally published as Jess Mauboy, Baker Boy join stars for bushfire fundraising concert