“It’s not a concert against something, it’s for peace and freedom and for the people who are suffering from the war in Ukraine,” emphasized Marco Wanda, frontman of the band Wanda, who will also perform alongside Bilderbuch and Seiler & Speer. Also there are Pizzera & Jaus, Mathea, Yung Hurn, Turbobier, Josh, Mavi Phoenix, Lisa Pac, Bibiza & Eli Preiss and Eazy. “The legend par excellence” will end the evening, as Tatar said: Kurt Ostbahn. Each performance should last around 20 to 30 minutes. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has promised to support the campaign with a speech on stage.
It is of “extremely important” to show those affected by the war “that there are people out there who are thinking of them,” emphasized Volkshilfe Managing Director Erich Fenninger: “That encourages them.” At the same time, the event raises money for emergency aid. The ticket price is 19.91 euros – “with which we want to underline that Ukraine became independent in 1991,” it was emphasized. All proceeds go to Volkshilfe and “Neighbours in Need”. “We know what the people there need and bring the necessary relief supplies there directly,” says Fenninger.
Tatar had the idea for the open air when the Nova Rock Hall was being prepared for refugees again. “I thought we should actually send a bigger signal, not just make the hall available.” Tatar is hoping for a full stadium with 40,000 to 45,000 spectators. Since it is an open-air event, visitors should feel safe, he said when asked about the Corona situation. Tatar concluded that the Nova Rock Encore in the fall proved that a safe event is possible.
The news channel Puls 24 will report on the benefit concert on March 19th. Under the 4Gamechangers vision “The Power of Cooperation”, the ProSiebenSat.1Puls4 Group announced all-day reporting on the fundraising campaign on TV and via live stream on puls24.at.
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