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Yowzers! Charity Show with Roger Daltrey, Ed Sheeran, Van Morrison

It's in LA tonight, the proceeds go to a great cause, and the buzz is that a marquee of others are attending and performing at this exclusive fundraiser.

Yowzers! Charity Show with Roger Daltrey, Ed Sheeran, Van Morrison

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An estimated 800 people have shelled out $4000 (USD) each to experience a private concert event today (Aug. 17) in an undisclosed location in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades, featuring The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Ed Sheeran and Van Morrison to support UCLA Health and Teen Cancer America.


It also includes a live auction of some very cool music memorabilia and art, conducted by comedian/actor/TV host/judge Howie Mandel, that will be online as well for global bidders (check out the items at Heritage Auctions). Actor Judd Apatow is the MC for the evening.

– Continue reading Etan Vlessing’s feature on the SamaritanMag website   

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Also this week: Drake teases his next chapter, Billy Joel postpones Toronto concert, and top artists are deserting festivals in favour of stadium shows.

Last week, Buffy Sainte-Marie returned her Order of Canada and affirmed she is not a Canadian citizen. This week, the Junos and Polaris Prize decided she no longer meets their eligibility requirements and stripped her of the awards.

That was the biggest music story in Canada this week, while other hot-button issues continued to play out. Celine Dion warned of AI theft of her voice. Drake made cryptic comments about his next move following his high-profile beef. The Trump-fuelled chaos at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts meant another big cancellation.

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