Concerts to benefit victims of fires in Australia have three million dollars.

Concerts to benefit victims of wildfires in Australia had 3.3 million (about five million Australian dollars), reports Billboard.
At the two concerts, held on March 14 at the same time in Melbourne and Sydney, was acquired by 120 thousand tickets. Before the spectators were more than 30 artists. Among them, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Presets, Icehouse, Hunters and Collectors, Split Enz.
For the concert reunited the Australian legend of alternative rock Midnight Oil, whose singer Peter Garrett is now the minister of culture of Australia. Participated in the action and former Bee Gees member Barry Gibb singing the duet with Olivia Newton-John "Islands In the Stream", and "Jive Talkin '" and "You Should be Dancing".
All money from the concert in Melbourne, attended by 80 thousand spectators, will go to fund assistance to victims of wildfires. Proceeds from the concert in Sydney will be divided equally between the department of the Red Cross, involved the victims of fires, and the fund established to assist victims of floods in Queensland.
As a result of forest fires that have occurred in south-eastern Australia in early February 2009, killed more than 200 people. More than seven thousand people were left homeless. In mid-February, record label Sony Music released a CD, sales of which went to fund assistance to victims of fires.