The Waifs - Lighthouse (Wave Aid 2005)

Name: The Waifs - Lighthouse (Wave Aid 2005)
Uploaded: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: WaveAid (29 January 2005, Sydney Cricket Ground) was Australia's landmark humanitarian benefit concert responding to the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami. Organised by Michael Chugg, Joe Segreto, and Mark Pope, the event drew 50,000 attendees and 11 artists, raising AUD $2.3 million for Oxfam, UNICEF, Care Australia, and the Red…

2005 · Australian Roots Revival & Charity Concert Era (2005) · music video

The Waifs - Lighthouse (Wave Aid 2005) music video

2005Australian Roots Revival & Charity Concert Era (2005)Australian folk-rock & roots music, mid-2000s benefit concert culture

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WaveAid (29 January 2005, Sydney Cricket Ground) was Australia's landmark humanitarian benefit concert responding to the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami. Organised by Michael Chugg, Joe Segreto, and Mark Pope, the event drew 50,000 attendees and 11 artists, raising AUD $2.3 million for Oxfam, UNICEF, Care Australia, and the Red Cross. Broadcast on Channel [V] and MTV, it represented a defining moment of…

Why it matters

The Waifs occupy a pivotal position in the Australian folk-rock and roots revival of the early 2000s. 'Lighthouse', originally released as a Top 100 single in April 2003 and ranking No. 12 in the Triple J Hottest 100, exemplifies the acoustic-forward, harmony-driven songwriting that brought the…

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