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Two new charity auctions for the benefit of the Annie Lennox SING Campaign

Two new charity auctions for the benefit of the Annie Lennox SING Campaign

As announced yesterday, today two more auctions have been started for the benefit of the Annie Lennox SING Campaign: DJ Danny Echi donated sealed and mint copies of the 1 Annie Lennox LIVE in Central Park DVD (USA/NTSC) including a concert of 12 beautiful live tracks + 4 video clips + interview with Annie Lennox -> CLICK HERE TO BID NOW 1 Dave Stewart SONGBOOK Vol. 1 (2 CD) Digipack wiht 21 hits recorded with … more
Roger Daltrey, Dave Stewart and Joss Stone live for UCLA children autism program

Roger Daltrey, Dave Stewart and Joss Stone live for UCLA children autism program

On Tuesday evening Roger Daltrey of The Who performed together with Dave Stewart and Joss Stone at a charity event for the UCLA Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP) for autism (today 1 out of 150 kids has to face it and 1 out of 90 boys). They performed a 90 min set including The Who classics like "Squeezebox", "Who Are You" and "Baba O'Reilly". As part of an auction a photo of Mick Jagger taken by Dave … more
Annie Lennox visited Art For Africa auction in London

Annie Lennox visited Art For Africa auction in London

On Monday this week wasn't only Peace Day but also the Art For Africa exhibition at Sotheby's in London ended with a charity auction of the contributed pieces of art by African and UK artists including Annie Lennox (see original news here). Annie was even present in person in the 200-strong audience to see her photograph "Annie Lennox Bared" getting sold to a Trilby-hatted buyer in the room for 2500 pounds. The auction … more
Art For Africa Exhibition in London now with Annie Lennox, David Bowie, ...

Art For Africa Exhibition in London now with Annie Lennox, David Bowie, …

As reported here previously and as you might have seen in the events calendar, today the exhibition "Art For Africa" has opened in London including contributions by Annie Lennox, David Bowie, Marlene Dumas, William Kentridge, David Goldblatt, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn, Antony Gormley and Yinka Shonibare amongst others. The exhibition and an auction next Monday, September 21, 2009, are held at Sotheby’s London. Annie … more
Sept 19: Concert for SING in Bonn - Annie Lennox says

Sept 19: Concert for SING in Bonn – Annie Lennox says “Danke”

To celebrate its 2nd birthday on September 19, 2009, the PopFarm - a school for pop and rock musicians in Bonn, Germany - organises a concert for the benefit of the SING campaign! Annie Lennox was so touched by the event that she send a note in advance to thank the organisers: "Sorry that I’m writing this in English, but my German linguistic skills aren’t up to much! One word I CAN say is...”DANKE” What a lovely thing to do! Amazing, in fact! I’m so touched … more
Annie Lennox contributed photo to Art For Africa auction at Sotheby's

Annie Lennox contributed photo to Art For Africa auction at Sotheby’s

Marlene Dumas, William Kentridge, David Goldblatt, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn, Antony Gormley, Yinka Shonibare and Annie Lennox are among the artists who have donated works to Art For Africa, a unique auction presenting for the first time such a major offering of works by some of South Africa’s leading artists alongside pieces by some of the foremost contemporary artists from the UK, which will be held at Sotheby’s London on Monday, September 21, 2009. … more