Nine’s Hay Mate: Buy a Bale concert to support Australia’s drought-stricken farmers, has raised over $2 million.
The legendary John Farnham brought the house down with his hit You’re the Voice as well as an encore performance of Long Way to the Top with Daryl Braithwaite, Andrew Farris, Guy Sebastian, Jon Stevens and The Veronicas.
The entertainment industry united behind this great cause on Saturday night in a concert that opened with Andrew Farris and Jon Stevens performing the INXS classics What You Need and Never Tear Us Apart. Daryl Braithwaite had the crowd singing in unison to his cult classic The Horses, and Guy Sebastian performed four of his hits including Like It Like That, Before I Go, Bloodstone and Battle Scars. Queensland’s singing sensations, The Veronicas, took to the stage and performed Untouched and Hook Me Up.
Sonia Kruger, David Campbell and Richard Wilkins tonight announced the final tally for the fundraiser – with the proceeds going to Rural Aid – to a rapturous crowd at Scully Park in Tamworth, the venue for the concert broadcast.
Nine’s Entertainment Editor, Richard Wilkins said: “It’s been an incredible night. The performances were fantastic and I am utterly amazed at Australia’s generosity. I hope our farmers doing it tough feel the support and can breathe a little easier tonight knowing Australia is backing them.”
Viewers also saw performances by Adam Harvey and Nat Conway, and had the chance to speak to their favourite stars when calling through to the celebrity phone bank to make their donations
“I speak on behalf of our farmers and say a huge thank you. And to the generous team at Nine, thank you for broadcasting into homes across Australia. It has been an amazing ride and I look forward to seeing the smiling faces of those families and farmers who have benefited from tonight’s efforts. It’s all been worth it,” said the event curator, Glenn Wheatley.
“This event would not have been possible without the generous support of the sponsors, Qantas, Woolworths, Toyota, News Corp Australia and Optus, to do something special to improve the plight of our farmers.”
can you tell me why Sonia Kruger interviewed that idiot joyce (who by the way has done jack shit for the farmers) he doesnt deserve face time
Hi Laura – Barnaby Joyce is the local member for the area that includes Tamworth (where the event was held), and is also the Prime Minister’s special envoy for the drought. It made sense to include him in a fund-raiser for our drought-stricken areas.