(11-13-03) World AIDS Day Concert Airing on MTV Dec. 1 -- RockonTV *

[dsmith2904]

World AIDS Day Concert Airing on MTV Dec. 1

The Concert in Association with MTV's Staying Alive will take place at Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 29th November, the weekend before World AIDS Day. 40,000 people will attend the 3-hour show, which will be broadcast free to hundreds of millions around the world via TV, Webcast and radio.

Highlights will premiere on MTV channels globally on World AIDS Day and will be made available rights free at no cost to all TV and radio broadcasters worldwide to a potential audience of more than two billion people. The European Broadcasting Union and the Asian Broadcasting Union will distribute the programme to its member broadcasters. Tiscali, working with other leading online partners, will provide a free live global Web cast.

Scheduled participants include 50 Cent, Anastacia, Baaba Maal, Beyonce, Bono, Johnny Clegg, The Corrs, Eurythmics, Moloko, Ms. Dynamite, Paul Oakenfold featuring Shifty Shell Shock and TC, Ladysmith Black Mombaza, Queen, and Zucchero. Further details TBA.

Highlights will air on Monday, December 1 at 6 p.m. Eastern on MTV.

-- RockonTV

 

[adamswildhoney]

I will definately be on the look out for this!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

mmmmmm... fity cent & bono dueting on p.i.m.p.

 

[hippy]

mmmmmm... fity cent & bono dueting on p.i.m.p.

though perhaps not such a good choice of song for World AIDS Day

 

[bono_man2002]

someone needs to record the audio please

 

[Schmeg]

mmmmmm... fity cent & bono dueting on p.i.m.p.

That would be MY dream come true. :not:

That's cool, I"ll have to look out for it.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Neat!

Another thing I'll have to put up a reminder for.

Angela

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

though perhaps not such a good choice of song for World AIDS Day

point made... but it would still be pretty damn cool