Look To The Stars News: Kasey Chambers

Jimmy Barnes To Release Charity Album For Australian Flood Relief

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes is putting the final touches to a brand new charity album to support victims of his homeland’s devastating floods.

Flood waters have now reached the city of Brisbane, leaving at least 12 people dead and 70 missing as rain still lashes the country.

Barnes has banded together with family members to lay down tracks for the album, which will be titled Flood Light, with songs from his brother-in-law guitarist Diesel, his son David Campbell and daughters Mahalia and EJ. Singer Kasey Chambers will also feature.

Stars Help Raise Cash For Australian Flood Victims

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Millions of dollars were raised during a special celebrity charity telethon last night for victims of Australia’s devastating floods.

Stars such as Hugh Jackman, Simon Baker, Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin, The Veronicas, Kasey Chambers, Tina Arena and X Factor Australia winner Altiyan Childs supported the telethon, hosted by Eddie McGuire, Leila McKinnon and Karl Stefanovic.

The two-hour telethon ran 90 minutes overtime, with phone lines crashing after a few minutes. This didn’t stop over $11 million being donated during the program.

Kylie Minogue Leads The Stars In Australian Charity Concerts

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Over 120,000 people attended the Sound Relief fundraising concerts in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, March 14, to raise money for victims of devastating fires and floods in Australia.

The concerts have raised over AUS$5 million to go towards the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Fund Appeal and Queensland flood relief efforts, with some of the world’s greatest entertainers turning on performances of a lifetime for a good cause.

Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Taylor Swift, Kings Of Leon, Neil Finn and Crowded House, and Kasey Chambers were just some of the artists that entertained the crowds, which included celebrities such as Toni Collette, David Wenham and Shane Warne. Kylie Minogue appeared at the Melbourne concert with a special rendition of I Still Call Australia Home, and the Sydney concert was closed by Olivia Newton-John and Barry Gibb, who performed Islands In The Stream and a wide range of Bee Gees hits. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin also joined Aussie legend John Farnham on stage for a duet on You’re The Voice.

Kylie Minogue To MC Australian Bush Fire Relief Concert

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Pop star Kylie Minogue is to MC one of the Sound Relief concerts to benefit victims of Australia’s bush fires.

The concerts – to be held in Sydney and Melbourne on March 14 – will raise money for families of the 210+ people who lost their lives in last month’s fires, as well as the thousands left homeless. The Melbourne concert has already sold out – making it the largest paid concert event ever held in Australia, with 78,000 expected to attend – and extra tickets have been added to the Sydney concert.

Minogue will fly to Melbourne from India – where she is currently filming a Bollywood movie – but is not expected to perform musically at the event.

Coldplay To Headline Bushfire Benefit Concert

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:30:00 +0000

A huge selection of bands have agreed to take part in Sound Relief, two concerts benefiting victims of Australia’s bushfires early next month.

Coldplay, Kings Of Leon and Jack Johnson are just some of the names signed up to appear in the concerts, to be held in Melbourne and Sydney on March 14. Organizers are hoping the twin concerts – labeled by some as ``the single largest music concert event in Australia’s history" – will raise up to $5 million dollars. 100-per-cent of the money raised from the Melbourne show will go to the Red Cross bushfire appeal, while the Sydney proceeds will be split between the bushfire appeal and for victims of the Queensland floods.

Also set to appear are Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly, Liam Finn, Split Enz and a reformed Midnight Oil and Icehouse. Aussie legends Hunters and Collectors are also reforming for the concerts, with lead singer Mark Seymour telling the Herald Sun: “The sheer magnitude of this tragedy has really hit home for all of us – how important it is to show that we care about the lives of fellow Australians, especially given that they suffered a tragedy that simply came about because they lived in a certain postcode. What’s happened to them could have happened to any of us.”

Australian Country Stars Walk For Leukaemia

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Australian country music stars took to the streets of Tamworth to raise money for cancer research on Friday.

Gina Jeffreys, Kasey Chambers and Troy Cassar-Daley joined over 200 people adorned in blue T-shirts to walk down the main street of the nation’s country music capital to support the Leukaemia Foundation.

The Australian Leukaemia Foundation provides support for people with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other related blood disorders, while funding research into better treatments and cures. Patients and families are assisted by providing services such as accommodation, transport, information, education, as well as emotional support.