They are as sick and tired of mud and rain as they could possibly be, but that has not stopped thousands of Northern NSW residents from pulling on their gumboots and ponchos for a charity flood relief concert in Lismore.The concert has been organised to offer relief for people affected by the Northern NSW floodsLismore band Grinspoon says it feels amazing to be able to give back to its hometown
Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg said the day was to give people a small reprieve from the problems they faced recovering from the floods. "If people who are [flood] affected want to come in that don't actually have a ticket, obviously we're human, we're not heartless, we'll use our discretion to make sure that everyone who wants to be here is here as much as possible," he said.Grinspoon guitarist Pat Davern said it felt amazing to be able to give something back to Lismore during such a tough time.
"Sure it's a low socio-economic area, but a lot of artists and musicians and people like that are drawn to this part of Lismore and unfortunately this is the part of Lismore that gets so heavily affected by the floods," he said of the flood-prone areas.The crowd sings along to the well-known hits from Daryl Braithwaite, Jon Stevens and Paul Kelly.All of the artists playing the concert were gifted banners that had the details of the concert embroidered on them.
I love it when big musicians play for free. It sets the standard for every other musician who is persistently asked to play for free or for next to nothing because that’s what’s expected. Thanks Big Music Names. You’ve earned exposure bucks at the expense of others. Pricks.
Ah yes, that thing when PeterDutton_MP launched a gofundme.