One From the Heart - Bringing Hope back to Lismore
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min read
To celebrate the resilience and lift the spirits of the Lismore Community after the devastating floods, Lismore City Council,
Chugg Entertainment and Helium will stage a free concert – ONE FROM THE HEART - at Lismore Showgrounds on Sunday, 15 May.
Starring The Buckleys, Darlinghurst, Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly, Daryl Braithwaite, Sheppard, Lime Cordiale, Jon Stevens and Lismore's own, Grinspoon, each family within the most affected areas - postcodes 2471, 2472 and 2480 - will be able to order four tickets to the show from Moshtix.
There will also be an additional 1,000 tickets available to purchase for everyone outside the nominated postcodes from 8am on Saturday, 30 April (also from Moshtix).
Lismore's Mayor, Steve Krieg, was one of over 3,000 locals who were personally impacted by the flood devastation, losing his family home and business.
"Rather than a fundraiser, the council were looking for a free community event - something significant and authentic that could shift the town's energy from shock to hope. The obvious 'go to' person was Michael Chugg," said Sports Marketing Australia Director Rick Sleeman.
"I got a call from Rick, and the same day we had the first Zoom call with the Mayor and his team. The idea and reasoning behind staging a concert resonated with me - that this was not about raising money but raising the community's spirits. The lead time was incredibly tight; what would normally take four months of planning had to be turned around in six weeks. So, my first call was to [Helium Records] Mark Pope," Michael Chugg AM said.
Both Chugg and Pope were an integral part of the team that delivered the Wave Aid, Live Earth and Sound Relief Benefit Concerts in 2005, 2007 and 2009. They had the experience, knowledge, contacts and energy to make the impossible possible.
If you want to be part of this historic and hopeful event, head to Moshtix to secure your tickets.
