Country music star Blake Shelton, a native Oklahoman, will lead a benefit concert for tornado victims on May 29.
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are to perform at a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy on Friday.
Jack Fate (Dylan) is a washed-up rock star who gets roped into a benefit concert by the unscrupulous promoter Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman).
Marsalis' brother Wynton organized a benefit concert in New York.
In other words, a benefit concert gives the celebrities the feeling that they are using their particular skills to do something good, and it makes donors feel good because they become a part of a bigger pool of giving.
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Charity organizers say monetary donations are far more flexible and useful, and many organizations are expected to see an infusion of cash donations after a benefit concert Wednesday night in Oklahoma City featuring country music stars with Oklahoma ties, including Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill and Reba McEntire.
June 14 2012: President Obama and the First Lady attended a private concert benefit featuring Mariah Carey.
And there is help from across the Atlantic in the form of Paul McCartney, who is holding a concert in October to benefit post-attack relief efforts.
After helping organise the benefit concert to raise money for the Boxing Day tsunami and receiving a CBE from the Queen, it is arguably Clapton's time for reappraisal.
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Charities involved in helping displaced residents are expected to see a boost in giving Wednesday night from "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert" at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in downtown Oklahoma City.
Cisco, KPMG, RealNetworks and Akamai have come together to build a distributed network for broadcasting and supporting the Oct. 9 NetAid concert, which will benefit the United Nations Development Programme.
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