Music: Benefit Concerts

Another benefit concert for the victims of the tsunami. Good line-up, but as Robb says, wouldn't it be more cost-effective for the musicians involved to just contribute more money themselves? Willie Nelson's concert in Austin raised a mere $75,000. One of the organisers of that concert put his finger on it:

Mr Hall said that he had been inundated with offers from artists wanting to perform. "People want do it because they want to be part of something," he said. "They see something so horrible and want to be part of something to make it less horrible," he said.

So these events are largely designed to make the artists feel better.