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'''Fire Fight Australia''' was a fundraising 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'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/a-summer-of-flame-20200206-p53ydj.html |title=A summer of flame |last=Snow |first=Deborah |date=8 February 2020 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |access-date=16 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref> It was held at [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]] in [[Sydney|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'' (12 March 2020), was issued by Sony.<ref name="Bleach">{{cite news | url = https://thomasbleach.com/2020/03/17/album-review-artists-unite-for-fire-fight/ | title = Album Review: ''Artists Unite for Fire Fight'' | last = Bleach | first = Thomas | work = ThomasBleach | date = 17 March 2020 | accessdate = 18 March 2020 }}</ref>
'''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'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/a-summer-of-flame-20200206-p53ydj.html |title=A summer of flame |last=Snow |first=Deborah |date=8 February 2020 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |access-date=16 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref> It was held at [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]] in [[Sydney|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.<ref name="Bleach">{{cite news | url = https://thomasbleach.com/2020/03/17/album-review-artists-unite-for-fire-fight/ | title = Album Review: ''Artists Unite for Fire Fight'' | last = Bleach | first = Thomas | work = ThomasBleach | date = 17 March 2020 | accessdate = 18 March 2020 }}</ref>


== Funds raised ==
== 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 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 [[Australian dollar|$]]9.85 million for bushfire relief.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/music/fire-fight-australia-concert-raises-almost-10-million-for-bushfire-relief-c-699673 |title=Fire Fight Australia concert raises almost $10 million for bushfire relief |last1=Stephens |first1=Jodie |last2=Sanda |first2=Dominica |date=17 February 2020 |website=[[Seven News]] |publisher=[[Seven West Media]] |access-date=17 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
The event raised [[Australian dollar|$]]9.85 million for bushfire relief.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/music/fire-fight-australia-concert-raises-almost-10-million-for-bushfire-relief-c-699673 |title=Fire Fight Australia concert raises almost $10 million for bushfire relief |last1=Stephens |first1=Jodie |last2=Sanda |first2=Dominica |date=17 February 2020 |website=[[Seven News]] |publisher=[[Seven West Media]] |access-date=17 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
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* '''[[Lee Kernaghan]]''' – "Backroad Nation", "Ute Me", "Where I Wanna Be", "[[Spirit of the Anzacs]]"
* '''[[Lee Kernaghan]]''' – "Backroad Nation", "Ute Me", "Where I Wanna Be", "[[Spirit of the Anzacs]]"
* '''[[Conrad Sewell]]''' – "[[Start Again (Conrad Sewell song)|Start Again]]", "[[Remind Me (Conrad Sewell song)|Remind Me]]", "[[Changing (Conrad Sewell song)|Changing]]", "[[Healing Hands (Conrad Sewell song)|Healing Hands]]"
* '''[[Conrad Sewell]]''' – "[[Start Again (Conrad Sewell song)|Start Again]]", "[[Remind Me (Conrad Sewell song)|Remind Me]]", "[[Changing (Conrad Sewell song)|Changing]]", "[[Healing Hands (Conrad Sewell song)|Healing Hands]]"
* '''[[Baker Boy]]''' – "Meditjin", "Cool as Hell", "Mr La Di Da Di", "Marryuna"
* '''[[Baker Boy]]''' – "[[Meditjin]]", "[[Cool as Hell]]", "[[Mr La Di Da Di]]", "[[Marryuna]]"
* '''[[Daryl Braithwaite]]''' – "[[As the Days Go By]]", "[[One Summer (song)|One Summer]]", "[[The Horses]]"
* '''[[Daryl Braithwaite]]''' – "[[As the Days Go By]]", "[[One Summer (song)|One Summer]]", "[[The Horses]]"
* '''[[Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter)|Pete Murray]]''' – "[[Opportunity (Pete Murray song)|Opportunity]]", "[[Better Days (Pete Murray song)|Better Days]]", "[[So Beautiful (Pete Murray song)|So Beautiful]]", "Feeler"
* '''[[Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter)|Pete Murray]]''' – "[[Opportunity (Pete Murray song)|Opportunity]]", "[[Better Days (Pete Murray song)|Better Days]]", "[[So Beautiful (Pete Murray song)|So Beautiful]]", "Feeler"
* '''[[Grinspoon]]''' – "[[Chemical Heart]]", "[[Just Ace]]", "[[Lost Control]]", "[[Hard Act to Follow]]"
* '''[[Grinspoon]]''' – "[[Chemical Heart]]", "[[Just Ace]]", "[[Lost Control (Grinspoon song)|Lost Control]]", "[[Hard Act to Follow]]"
* '''[[Jessica Mauboy]]''' – "[[Saturday Night (Jessica Mauboy song)|Saturday Night]]", "[[Can I Get a Moment?]]", "[[Sunday (Jessica Mauboy song)|Sunday]]", "[[We Got Love (Jessica Mauboy song)|We Got Love]]"
* '''[[Jessica Mauboy]]''' – "[[Saturday Night (Jessica Mauboy song)|Saturday Night]]", "[[Can I Get a Moment?]]", "[[Sunday (Jessica Mauboy song)|Sunday]]", "[[We Got Love (Jessica Mauboy song)|We Got Love]]"
* '''[[Illy (rapper)|Illy]]''' – "[[Then What (Illy song)|Then What]]", "[[Catch 22 (song)|Catch 22]]" (with [[Thandi Phoenix]]), "Last Laugh", "[[Papercuts (Illy song)|Papercuts]]"
* '''[[Illy (rapper)|Illy]]''' – "[[Then What (Illy song)|Then What]]", "[[Catch 22 (song)|Catch 22]]" (with [[Thandi Phoenix]]), "Last Laugh", "[[Papercuts (Illy song)|Papercuts]]"
* '''[[Guy Sebastian]]''' – "[[Bloodstone (Guy Sebastian song)|Bloodstone]]", "[[Before I Go]]", "[[Battle Scars]]", "[[Choir (song)|Choir]]"
* '''[[Guy Sebastian]]''' – "[[Bloodstone (Guy Sebastian song)|Bloodstone]]", "[[Before I Go]]", "[[Battle Scars]]", "[[Choir (song)|Choir]]"
* '''[[Peking Duk]]''' – "[[Stranger (Peking Duk song)|Stranger]]", "[[Say My Name (Peking Duk song)|Say My Name]]", "[[Take Me Over (Peking Duk song)|Take Me Over]]", "[[High (Peking Duk song)|High]]"
* '''[[Peking Duk]]''' – "[[Stranger (Peking Duk song)|Stranger]]", "[[Say My Name (Peking Duk song)|Say My Name]]", "[[Take Me Over (Peking Duk song)|Take Me Over]]", "[[High (Peking Duk song)|High]]"
* '''[[Delta Goodrem]]''' – "[[I Am Australian]]", "[[Enough (Delta Goodrem song)|Enough]]", "[[Let It Rain (Delta Goodrem song)|Let It Rain]]", "[[Sitting on Top of the World (Delta Goodrem song)|Sitting on Top of the World]]", "[[In This Life (Delta Goodrem song)|In This Life]]", "[[Lost Without You (Delta Goodrem song)|Lost Without You]]", "[[Wings (Delta Goodrem song)|Wings]]"
* '''[[Delta Goodrem]]''' – "[[I Am Australian]]", "[[Born to Try]]", "[[Let It Rain (Delta Goodrem song)|Let It Rain]]", "[[Sitting on Top of the World (Delta Goodrem song)|Sitting on Top of the World]]", "[[In This Life (Delta Goodrem song)|In This Life]]", "[[Lost Without You (Delta Goodrem song)|Lost Without You]]", "[[Wings (Delta Goodrem song)|Wings]]"
* '''[[Ronan Keating]]''' – "[[Lovin' Each Day]]", "[[When You Say Nothing at All]]", "[[Life Is a Rollercoaster]]"
* '''[[Ronan Keating]]''' – "[[Lovin' Each Day]]", "[[When You Say Nothing at All]]", "[[Life Is a Rollercoaster]]"
* '''[[Tina Arena]]''' – "[[The Machine's Breaking Down]]", "[[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]]", "[[Heaven Help My Heart]]", "[[Boys in Town]]"
* '''[[Tina Arena]]''' – "[[The Machine's Breaking Down]]", "[[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]]", "[[Heaven Help My Heart]]", "[[Boys in Town]]"
* '''[[Alice Cooper]]''' – "[[Department of Youth (song)|Department of Youth]]", "[[I'm Eighteen]]", "[[Poison (Alice Cooper song)|Poison]]", "[[School's Out (song)|School's Out]]", "[[Another Brick in the Wall]]"
* '''[[Alice Cooper]]''' – "[[Department of Youth (song)|Department of Youth]]", "[[I'm Eighteen]]", "[[Poison (Alice Cooper song)|Poison]]", "[[School's Out (song)|School's Out]]", "[[Another Brick in the Wall]]"
* '''[[Amy Shark]]''' – "[[Adore (Amy Shark song)|Adore]]", "[[All Loved Up]]", "[[Mess Her Up]]", "[[I Said Hi]]"
* '''[[Amy Shark]]''' – "[[Adore (Amy Shark song)|Adore]]", "[[All Loved Up]]", "[[Mess Her Up]]", "[[I Said Hi]]"
* '''[[5 Seconds of Summer]]''' – "[[She Looks So Perfect]]", "[[Easier (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Easier]]", "No Shame", "[[Want You Back (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Want You Back]]", "[[Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Youngblood]]"
* '''[[5 Seconds of Summer]]''' – "[[She Looks So Perfect]]", "[[Easier (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Easier]]", "[[No Shame (5 Seconds of Summer song)|No Shame]]", "[[Want You Back (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Want You Back]]", "[[Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Youngblood]]"
* '''[[Queen + Adam Lambert]]''' – recreated [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s [[Live Aid]] performance<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/fire-fight-relief-concert-raises-millions-for-bushfire-victims-20200216-p5419w.html |title=Queen reprises famous 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert |last=Dye |first=Josh |date=16 February 2020 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |access-date=17 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref> with "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]", "[[Radio Ga Ga]]", [[Freddie Mercury|Freddie Mercury's]] call and response vocal interlude (with footage and audio of Mercury taken from [[Queen at Wembley|Queen's 1986 live performance at Wembley Stadium]] on screen), "[[Hammer to Fall]]", "[[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]]", "[[We Will Rock You]]", "[[We Are the Champions]]"
* '''[[Queen + Adam Lambert]]''' – recreated [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s [[Live Aid]] performance<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/fire-fight-relief-concert-raises-millions-for-bushfire-victims-20200216-p5419w.html |title=Queen reprises famous 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert |last=Dye |first=Josh |date=16 February 2020 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |access-date=17 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref> with "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]", "[[Radio Ga Ga]]", [[Freddie Mercury|Freddie Mercury's]] call and response vocal interlude (with footage and audio of Mercury taken from [[Queen at Wembley|Queen's 1986 live performance at Wembley Stadium]] on screen), "[[Hammer to Fall]]", "[[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]]", "[[We Will Rock You]]", "[[We Are the Champions]]"
* '''[[Michael Bublé]]''' (live cross from [[Rod Laver Arena]]) – "[[Sway (Luis Demetrio song)#Michael Bublé version|Sway]]", "[[Such a Night]]", "[[Fly Me to the Moon]]"
* '''[[Michael Bublé]]''' (live cross from [[Rod Laver Arena]] in [[Melbourne]]) – "[[Sway (Luis Demetrio song)#Michael Bublé version|Sway]]", "[[Such a Night]]", "[[Fly Me to the Moon]]"
* '''[[Hilltop Hoods]]''' – "[[Leave Me Lonely (Hilltop Hoods song)|Leave Me Lonely]]", "[[Exit Sign (song)|Exit Sign]]" (with [[Illy (rapper)|Illy]], [[Ecca Vandal]]), "[[Clark Griswold (song)|Clark Griswold]]" (with [[Adrian Eagle]]), "[[1955 (song)|1955]]" (with [[Montaigne (musician)|Montaigne]]), "[[Cosby Sweater]]"
* '''[[Hilltop Hoods]]''' – "[[Leave Me Lonely (Hilltop Hoods song)|Leave Me Lonely]]", "[[Exit Sign (song)|Exit Sign]]" (with [[Illy (rapper)|Illy]], [[Ecca Vandal]]), "[[Clark Griswold (song)|Clark Griswold]]" (with [[Adrian Eagle]]), "[[1955 (song)|1955]]" (with [[Montaigne (musician)|Montaigne]]), "[[Cosby Sweater]]"
* '''[[k.d. lang]]''' – "The Valley", "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]"
* '''[[k.d. lang]]''' – "The Valley", "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]"
* '''[[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]''' and '''[[William Barton (musician)|William Barton]]''' – "[[Great Southern Land]]", "[[Electric Blue (song)|Electric Blue]]", "[[We Can Get Together]]"
* '''[[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]''' and '''[[William Barton (musician)|William Barton]]''' – "[[Great Southern Land]]", "[[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]", "[[We Can Get Together]]"
* '''[[John Farnham]]''' and '''[[Olivia Newton-John]]''' – "[[Age of Reason (song)|Age of Reason]]", "[[Pressure Down]]", "[[Two Strong Hearts]]", "[[That's Freedom]]", "[[You're the Voice]]" (with [[Mitch Tambo|'''Mitch Tambo''']] on vocals, [[William Barton (musician)|'''William Barton''']] on didgeridoo and [[Brian May|'''Brian May''']] on rhythm guitar)
* '''[[John Farnham]]''' and '''[[Olivia Newton-John]]''' – "[[Age of Reason (song)|Age of Reason]]", "[[Pressure Down]]", "[[Two Strong Hearts]]", "[[That's Freedom]]", "[[You're the Voice]]" (with '''[[Mitch Tambo]]''' on vocals, Allan Mackenzie on didgeridoo and '''[[Brian May]]''' on rhythm guitar)


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/02/sunday-16-february-2020.html |title=Sunday 16 February 2020 |last=Knox |first=David |date=17 February 2020 |website=[[TV Tonight]] |publisher= |access-date=17 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/02/sunday-16-february-2020.html |title=Sunday 16 February 2020 |last=Knox |first=David |date=17 February 2020 |website=[[TV Tonight]] |publisher= |access-date=17 February 2020 |quote=}}</ref>

==''Artists Unite for Fire Fight''==
{{Infobox album
| name = Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief
| type = live
| artist = Various Artists
| cover = Fire_Fight_Australia_CD.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2020|03|13|df=y}}
| recorded = {{start date|2020|02|16|df=y}}
| venue = [[ANZ Stadium]], Sydney
| genre = <!-- Please source genres -->
| length = 97:00
| label = [[Sony Music Australia]]
}}

A live charity album was released on 13 March 2020 by [[Sony Music Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Artists Unite for Fire Fight - JB Hi-Fi|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-various-artists-unite-for-fire-fight-2cd|publisher=[[JB Hi-Fi]]|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artists Unite for Fire Fight Debuts at #1|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2020/artists-unite-for-fire-fight-debuts-at-1|publisher=[[ARIA]]|date=21 March 2020|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref> Audio from [[Queen + Adam Lambert|Queen + Adam Lambert's]] setlist were included on their 2020 album [[Live Around the World (Queen + Adam Lambert album)|Live Around the World]]

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Ute Me
| extra1 = [[Lee Kernaghan]]
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = [[Healing Hands (Conrad Sewell song)|Healing Hands]]
| extra2 = [[Conrad Sewell]]
| length2 = 4:58
| title3 = [[Cool as Hell]]
| extra3 = [[Baker Boy]]
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = [[As the Days Go By]]
| extra4 = [[Daryl Braithwaite]]
| length4 = 5:51
| title5 = Feeler
| extra5 = [[Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter)|Pete Murray]]
| length5 = 4:20
| title6 = [[Chemical Heart]]
| extra6 = [[Grinspoon]]
| length6 = 4:26
| title7 = [[Saturday Night (Jessica Mauboy song)|Saturday Night]]
| extra7 = [[Jessica Mauboy]]
| length7 = 3:15
| title8 = Last Laugh
| extra8 = [[Illy (rapper)|Illy]]
| length8 = 2:29
| title9 = [[Before I Go]]
| extra9 = [[Guy Sebastian]]
| length9 = 4:07
| title10 = [[High (Peking Duk song)|High]]
| extra10 = [[Peking Duk]] feat. The Baroness
| length10 = 3:45
| title11 = [[Let It Rain (Delta Goodrem song)|Let It Rain]]
| extra11 = [[Delta Goodrem]]
| length11 = 2:38
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = [[When You Say Nothing at All#Ronan Keating version|When You Say Nothing at All]]
| extra1 = [[Ronan Keating]]
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = [[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]]
| extra2 = [[Tina Arena]]
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = [[School's Out (song)|School's Out]]/[[Another Brick in the Wall|Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2]]
| extra3 = [[Alice Cooper]]
| length3 = 5:30
| title4 = [[I Said Hi]]
| extra4 = [[Amy Shark]]
| length4 = 3:07
| title5 = [[Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Youngblood]]
| extra5 = [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
| length5 = 6:07
| title6 = [[Hammer to Fall]]
| extra6 = [[Queen + Adam Lambert]]
| length6 = 5:14
| title7 = [[Such a Night]]
| extra7 = [[Michael Bublé]]
| length7 = 3:21
| title8 = [[1955 (song)|1955]]
| extra8 = [[Hilltop Hoods]] feat. [[Montaigne (musician)|Montaigne]]
| length8 = 4:11
| title9 = [[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]
| extra9 = [[k.d. lang]]
| length9 = 5:59
| title10 = [[We Can Get Together]]
| extra10 = [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]] feat. [[William Barton (musician)|William Barton]] and Evan Davies
| length10 = 3:51
| title11 = [[Two Strong Hearts]]
| extra11 = [[John Farnham]] and [[Olivia Newton-John]]
| length11 = 3:25
| title12 = [[You're the Voice]]
| extra12 = [[John Farnham]] with [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Mitch Tambo]] and [[Brian May]]
| length12 = 5:17
}}

===Charts===
====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|album=Fire Fight Australia|artist=ARTISTS UNITE FOR FIRE FIGHT |rowheader=true|accessdate=30 May 2020|refname="ARIA Albums Chart"}}
|}

====Year-end charts====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
| 29
|}

== See also ==
* ''[[Songs for Australia]]''
* ''[[Sound Relief]]''
* [[List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia)]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Fire Fight Australia
GenrePop, Hip-Hop and Rock music
Dates16 February 2020
Location(s)ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Years active2020
Attendance75,000
WebsiteOfficial website

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  • Rural and Regional fire services in affected states
  • Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery
  • The RSPCA Bushfire Appeal
  • Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

Performers and set list

[edit]

Reception

[edit]

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

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Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief
Live album by
Various Artists
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Recorded16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)
VenueANZ Stadium, Sydney
Length97:00
LabelSony Music Australia

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

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ute Me"Lee Kernaghan3:12
2."Healing Hands"Conrad Sewell4:58
3."Cool as Hell"Baker Boy3:51
4."As the Days Go By"Daryl Braithwaite5:51
5."Feeler"Pete Murray4:20
6."Chemical Heart"Grinspoon4:26
7."Saturday Night"Jessica Mauboy3:15
8."Last Laugh"Illy2:29
9."Before I Go"Guy Sebastian4:07
10."High"Peking Duk feat. The Baroness3:45
11."Let It Rain"Delta Goodrem2:38
Disc two
No.TitleArtistLength
1."When You Say Nothing at All"Ronan Keating4:34
2."Chains"Tina Arena4:35
3."School's Out/Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2"Alice Cooper5:30
4."I Said Hi"Amy Shark3:07
5."Youngblood"5 Seconds of Summer6:07
6."Hammer to Fall"Queen + Adam Lambert5:14
7."Such a Night"Michael Bublé3:21
8."1955"Hilltop Hoods feat. Montaigne4:11
9."Hallelujah"k.d. lang5:59
10."We Can Get Together"Icehouse feat. William Barton and Evan Davies3:51
11."Two Strong Hearts"John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John3:25
12."You're the Voice"John Farnham with Olivia Newton-John, Mitch Tambo and Brian May5:17

Charts

[edit]

Weekly charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 1

Year-end charts

[edit]
Chart (2020) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 29

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Snow, Deborah (8 February 2020). "A summer of flame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ Bleach, Thomas (17 March 2020). "Album Review: Artists Unite for Fire Fight". ThomasBleach. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Dye, Josh (16 February 2020). "Queen reprises famous 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ Knox, David (17 February 2020). "Sunday 16 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Artists Unite for Fire Fight - JB Hi-Fi". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Artists Unite for Fire Fight Debuts at #1". ARIA. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – ARTISTS UNITE FOR FIRE FIGHT – Fire Fight Australia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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