- Over in Galway, local covers band No Alibi are hoping to raise between €5,000 and €10,000 with gigs at Browne's Wool Store, Tuam, on January 29, and Richardson's Bar, Galway on February 5.
- Ronnie Drew, Kila Mike Hanrahan, Tir na Nog, Ronan Johnson & George Murphy will play the Noggin Inn, Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), on January 31 for €20. Tickets available from the venue, or call (01) 2854602.
- The fundraising action switches to Vicar St. on February 1 and 2 with David Kitt, BellX1, David O'Doherty, Mark Geary, Dr Millar, Eddie Bannon and The Chalets providing the musical 'n' comedy mix the first night, and Mundy, Juliet Turner, Sack, The Shades, Jason Byrne, Turn, John Henderson, Dermot Carmody and Life After Modeling doing the honours on the Wednesday. Tickets priced €25 are on sale now with all proceeds going to the Irish Red Cross. [NB, David Kitt had formerly been billed for the February 2 gig]
- On February 4 Jazz musicians will do their bit for Tsunami Relief at a special jazz event in The Boom Boom Room.
- In the UK, Cardiff's Millennium Stadium is hoping to stage a 60,000-capacity disaster relief gig on January 22 with all manner of big names, including U2, mooted to appear. The confirmed line- up now includes our boys Snow Patrol, The Manic Street Preachers, Eric Clapton, Embrace, Badly Drawn Boy, Keane, Craig David, Liberty X & Feeder. More acts are being added all the time and the organisers believe they can raise over £1 million from this mega- gig.
- There's been an equally positive response in the States with Linkin' Park setting the Music For Relief initiative into motion with a $100,000 donation, and Willie Nelson topping the bill at a fundraiser in Austin, Texas.
- Meanwhile, U2 have recommended six charities for fans to make online donations to – The United Nations World Food Programme, The UK Disasters Emergency Committee, The American Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières International Tsunami Emergency Appeal, Sarvodaya Relief Fund for Tsunami Tragedy and UNICEF South Asia Tsunami Relief Efforts.
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