Fire Fight Australia Concert Raises $9.5+ Million for Bushfire Relief

SYDNEY – Fire Fight Australia drew 70,000 to Sydney’s ANZ Stadium for 9.5 hours of music on Feb. 16 that included a Queen + Adam Lambert throwback to the original band’s 22-minute set during Live Aid in 1985. Other acts included Five Seconds of Summer, Michael Bublé, Alice Cooper, k.d. lang, John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John. The event, broadcast live in Australia and taped for U.S. and U.K. broadcasts, raised more than $9.5 million, and merchandise sales continue.

ZAGREB, Croatia – Croatian singer-songwriter and actress Severina impressed the crowds at four major arena concerts in the Balkans last fall, performing at Zagreb and  Split, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; and the Dvorana Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Slovenian LD Crt Birsa lit the shows with a rig that included more than 150 Robe moving lights for the three concerts in Croatia and Slovenia.