Stars To Do Televised Concert Benefiting Victims of Hurricane Sandy
by Nicholas PageThe East Coast is still reeling in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Tomorrow night at 8PM ET, channels across the country will air a benefit concert to raise money for the Red Cross titled "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together."
NBC owned channels will be airing the concert-- including NBC, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, E!, Style Network, and G4. Billy Joel, Christina Aguilera of The Voice, Sting, Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springstein will be among the performers. You'll notice that most of those are native to New York or New Jersey. Brian Williams and Jimmy Fallon will appear as well.
It is estimated that repairs for New York and New Jersey alone will exceed 100 million. In addition to that it will cost roughly 8 million dollars per mile of beach and power is still out over most of the coast. All Proceeds will go directly to the Red Cross to help the rebuilding efforts.
In addition to airing on numerous channels, NBC.com will be airing the concert live.