Concerts for the People of Kampuchea explained
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea was a series of concerts featuring Wings, Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, and many more artists which took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during December 1979 to raise money for the victims of war-torn Cambodia. The event was organised by Paul McCartney and Kurt Waldheim,[1] and it involved artists such as McCartney and The Who as well as punk acts like The Clash and the Pretenders. The last of the concerts was the last concert of Wings. An album and EP were released in 1981, and the best of the concerts were released as a film, Concert for Kampuchea.
Rockestra was a McCartney-led supergroup of at least 30 English rockers. The back cover of the LP states the Rockestra performers include:
John Bonham, Billy Bremner, Gary Brooker, Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Dave Edmunds, Steve Holley, James Honeyman-Scott, Steve Howard, Kenney Jones, John Paul Jones, Laurence Juber, Denny Laine, Ronnie Lane, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Thadeus Richard, Bruce Thomas, Pete Townshend
Concerts
26 December
27 December
28 December
- The Pretenders
- The Specials
- The Who
29 December
Selected set lists
Queen
- Jailhouse Rock
- We Will Rock You (fast version)
- Let Me Entertain You
- Somebody to Love
- If You Can't Beat Them
- Mustapha
- Death on Two Legs
- Killer Queen
- I'm in Love with My Car
- Get Down, Make Love
- You're My Best Friend
- Save Me
- Now I'm Here
- Don't Stop Me Now
- Spread Your Wings
- Love of My Life
- '39
- Keep Yourself Alive
- Drums solo
- Guitar solo with parts of Silent Night
- Brighton Rock reprise
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Tie Your Mother Down
- Sheer Heart Attack
- We Will Rock You
- We Are the Champions
- God Save the Queen (tape)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads
- Clevor Trevor
- Inbetweenies
- Don't Ask Me
- Reasons To Be Cheerful
- Sink My Boats
- Waiting For Your Taxi
- This Is What We Find
- Mischief
- What A Waste
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Sweet Gene Vincent
The Clash
- Clash City Rockers
- Brand New Cadillac
- Safe European Home
- Jimmy Jazz
- Clampdown
- The Guns of Brixton
- Train in Vain
- Wrong ‘Em Boyo
- Koka Kola
- (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
- Stay Free
- Bankrobber
- Janie Jones
- Complete Control
- Armagideon Time
- London Calling
The Specials
- (Dawning Of a) New Era
- Do The Dog
- Monkey Man
- Concrete Jungle
- Too Hot
- Doesn't Make It Alright
- Too Much Too Young
- Guns Of Navarone
- Little Bitch
- A Message To You Rudy
- Nite Club
- Gangsters
- Longshot Kick The Bucket
- Skinhead Moonstomp
- Madness
The Who
- Substitute
- I Can't Explain
- Baba O'Riley
- The Punk and the Godfather
- My Wife
- Sister Disco
- Behind Blue Eyes
- Music Must Change
- Drowned
- Who Are You
- 5.15
- Pinball Wizard
- See Me Feel Me
- Long Live Rock
- My Generation
- I'm a Man
- Hoochie Coochie Man
- Sparks
- I Can See for Miles
- I Don't Want To Be an Old Man
- Won't Get Fooled Again
- Summertime Blues
- Dancing In The Streets
- Dance It Away
- The Real Me
Rockpile
- Three Time Loser
- Crawling From The Wreckage
- Little Sister
Wings
- Got to Get You into My Life
- Getting Closer
- Every Night
- Again And Again And Again
- I've Had Enough
- No Words
- Cook of the House
- Old Siam, Sir
- Maybe I'm Amazed
- The Fool on the Hill
- Hot As Sun
- Spin It On
- Twenty Flight Rock
- Go Now
- Arrow Through Me
- Coming Up
- Goodnight Tonight
- Yesterday
- Mull of Kintyre
- Band on the Run
Rockestra
- Rockestra Theme
- Let It Be
- Lucille
- Rockestra Theme (reprise)
See also
References
- http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/charity.html CBC.ca – Arts – Music – Charity Begins
