Fire Fight Australia was a fundraising benefit concert held on Sunday, 16 February 2020, as a means for raising funds for the national bushfire relief following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, known as the 'Black Summer'.[1] It was held at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia. It ran for 10 hours and was broadcast live on television by the Seven Network and Foxtel. A related album by various artists, Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief was released by Sony in March.[2]

Fire Fight Australia
GenrePop, Hip-Hop and Rock music
Dates16 February 2020
Location(s)ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Years active2020
Attendance75,000
WebsiteOfficial website

Funds raised

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The event was mainly organised by the Australian music industry spearheaded by Paul Dainty and the TEG Dainty music group. They aimed to keep the overhead costs as low as possible so that as much profit as possible would go the affiliated charities. Almost all of these costs were waived or heavily discounted.

The event raised $9.85 million for bushfire relief.[3]

Affiliated charities

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  • Rural and Regional fire services in affected states
  • Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery
  • The RSPCA Bushfire Appeal
  • Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

Performers and set list

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Reception

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The concert was the most watched program of the night on Australia's free to air multi channels and subscription channels, and the fourth most watched program overall, peaking at 4.7 million viewers.[5]

Artists Unite for Fire Fight

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Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief
 
Live album by
Various Artists
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Recorded16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)
VenueANZ Stadium, Sydney
Length97:00
LabelSony Music Australia

A live charity album was released on 13 March 2020 by Sony Music Australia.[6] The album was not released on streaming sites as a way to boost the funds raised. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA albums chart.[7] Audio from Queen + Adam Lambert's setlist were included on their 2020 album Live Around the World

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ute Me"Lee Kernaghan3:12
2."Healing Hands"Conrad Sewell4:58
3."Cool as Hell"Baker Boy3:51
4."As the Days Go By"Daryl Braithwaite5:51
5."Feeler"Pete Murray4:20
6."Chemical Heart"Grinspoon4:26
7."Saturday Night"Jessica Mauboy3:15
8."Last Laugh"Illy2:29
9."Before I Go"Guy Sebastian4:07
10."High"Peking Duk feat. The Baroness3:45
11."Let It Rain"Delta Goodrem2:38

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2020) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 29

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Snow, Deborah (8 February 2020). "A summer of flame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ Bleach, Thomas (17 March 2020). "Album Review: Artists Unite for Fire Fight". ThomasBleach. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ Stephens, Jodie; Sanda, Dominica (17 February 2020). "Fire Fight Australia concert raises almost $10 million for bushfire relief". Seven News. Seven West Media. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ Dye, Josh (16 February 2020). "Queen reprises famous 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ Knox, David (17 February 2020). "Sunday 16 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Artists Unite for Fire Fight - JB Hi-Fi". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Artists Unite for Fire Fight Debuts at #1". ARIA. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – ARTISTS UNITE FOR FIRE FIGHT – Fire Fight Australia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.