Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States, a concert relief fund will be underway tonight featuring big stars.
The 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief starts at 7:30 p.m. EST and scheduled to kick-off the concert is Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. Other performers lined up and scheduled to perform include Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, The Who, and Paul McCartney.
Proceeds of the event will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which aids the tri-state area who's been affected the worst by Sandy.
“Within hours of the storm, Robin Hood-funded non-profits were providing blankets, hot food, heaters, generators and more to residents in Red Hook, Coney Island, the Rockaways and all across the region,” according to Robin Hood.
The Concert for Sandy Relief will be accessible to two billion people worldwide, from live stream to cable and digital channels around the globe.
If wanting to watch the concert on television, the following US channels will broadcast the event:
AMC, AXS TV, BIO, Cooking Channel, Destination America, Discovery Fit & Health, ENCORE, EPIX, FX Movie Channel, FEARnet, FUSE, G4, Hallmark Movie Channel, HBO, HBO Latino, IFC, ION Television, Lifetime Real Women, Live Well Network, Military Network, MSG, MSG Plus, MundoFOX, NJTV, Palladia, PlumTV, Showtime 2, Smithsonian Channel, Sundance Channel, THIRTEEN (PBS), VH1 Classic, Wealth TV, WEtv, WLIW, WLNY, WPSG, WRNN, and ZING USA.
To make a donation to the relief fund, click here.
The Concert for Sandy Relief Live Stream, courtesy of FUSE.
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