Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
| Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Genre | Music concert |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
|
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 19 November 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Children in Need Rocks Manchester |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Rock music |
| Dates | 12 November 2009 |
| Location(s) | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| Years active | 2009 |
| Founded by | Gary Barlow |
| Website | |
| Official Site | |
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall was a charity music concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on 12 November 2009. The concert was organised by Take That singer-songwriter Gary Barlow as one of a series of events to raise money for Children in Need 2009.[1] The huge success of the concert inspired Barlow to organise Children in Need Rocks Manchester at the Manchester Arena, Manchester in 2011.
Background
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
The concert was broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 19 November 2009, the day before the official appeal telethon. Short films of projects being funded by the charity were shown at various points throughout the show, often featuring one of the celebrities meeting a child or group of children.
The event was hosted by BBC Radio 1 presenters Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton along with Terry Wogan, who had been involved with Children in Need since 1980. The acts performing on the night included Barlow's band Take That, Muse, Mika, and Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole. The house band was led by Mike Stevens and Steve Sidwell. Paul McCartney was the headline act of the concert.
Tickets for the concert were sold from £50.[2]
Performances
- Take That – "Greatest Day",
- Robbie Williams – "Bodies" and "You Know Me
- Muse – "United States of Eurasia"
- Leona Lewis – "Happy" and "Run"
- Paolo Nutini – "Pencil Full of Lead"
- Katherine Jenkins – "Parla Più Piano" (The Godfather theme) (with Julian Lloyd Webber on cello)
- Cheryl Cole (from Girls Aloud) – "Fight for This Love"
- Mika – "Rain"
- Annie Lennox – "Why"
- Shirley Bassey – "This Time" (with Gary Barlow on piano) & "Diamonds Are Forever" (with Dizzee Rascal)
- Snow Patrol – "Chasing Cars" and "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" (with Cheryl Cole from Girls Aloud)
- Dizzee Rascal and Shingai Shoniwa – "Dirtee Cash"
- Lily Allen – "The Fear" and "Who'd Have Known" (with Take That)
- Take That – "Shine" (with Lily Allen) and "Rule the World"
- Paul McCartney – "Back in the USSR", "Get Back" and "Hey Jude" (with Take That and others)
