Fire Fight Australia was a fundraising benefit concert held on Sunday, 16 February 2020, as a means for raising funds for the national bushfire relief following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, known as the 'Black Summer'.[1] It was held at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia. It ran for 10 hours and was broadcast live on television by the Seven Network and Foxtel. A related album by various artists, Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief was released by Sony in March.[2]
Funds raised
The event was mainly organised by the Australian music industry spearheaded by Paul Dainty and the TEG Dainty music group. They aimed to keep the overhead costs as low as possible so that as much profit as possible would go the affiliated charities. Almost all of these costs were waived or heavily discounted.
The event raised $9.85 million for bushfire relief.[3]
Affiliated charities
Rural and Regional fire services in affected states
The concert was the most watched program of the night on Australia's free to air multi channels and subscription channels, and the fourth most watched program overall, peaking at 4.7 million viewers.[5]
Artists Unite for Fire Fight
A live charity album was released on 13 March 2020 by Sony Music Australia.[6] The album was not released on streaming sites as a way to boost the funds raised. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA albums chart.[7] Audio from Queen + Adam Lambert's setlist were included on their 2020 album Live Around the World
↑Bleach, Thomas (17 March 2020). "Album Review: Artists Unite for Fire Fight". ThomasBleach. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
↑Stephens, Jodie; Sanda, Dominica (17 February 2020). "Fire Fight Australia concert raises almost $10 million for bushfire relief". Seven News. Seven West Media. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
