NetAid
is an anti-poverty organization. It started as a joint venture between the United Nations Development Programme and Cisco Systems but became independent in 2001.
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Launch concerts
The organization is best known for the largely unsuccessful concert event that took place on
October 9 1999, hoping to harness the power of the
Internet to raise money and awareness for the
Jubilee 2000 campaign. Concerts took place at
Wembley Stadium in
London,
Giants Stadium in
New Jersey and the
Palais des Nations in
Geneva.
The concert was considered a flop by many observers, failing to capture the public imagination. The received only 2.4 million of an anticipated 1 billion hits.
Wyclef Jean released a charity single featuring
Bono entitled "
New Day" coinciding with NetAid. The song also has an accompanying music video that premiered on
MTV's
Total Request Live (USA) on September 21, 1999, although the video never charted, according to AbsoluteTRL.net.
The Wembley show was at capacity; the U.S. show suffered from very poor ticket sales.
Performers at Wembley Stadium included (close to order in which they played but not exactly):
Eurythmics (who played first),
The Corrs,
Catatonia,
Bush,
Bryan Adams,
George Michael,
David Bowie,
Stereophonics,
Robbie Williams and
The Black Crowes (played last).
Performers at Giants Stadium included (in no particular order):
Sheryl Crow,
Jimmy Page,
Busta Rhymes,
Counting Crows,
Bono,
Puff Daddy,
The Black Crowes,
Wyclef Jean,
Jewel,
Mary J. Blige,
Cheb Mami,
Sting and
Zucchero.
Performers in Geneva included:
Bryan Ferry,
Des'ree and
Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Pop Culture References
In 1999,
Saturday Night Live
parodied the concert and its lack of attendance. In the sketch,
Ana Gasteyer and
Chris Parnell played "unknown
VH1 VJs",
Chris Kattan played Bono,
Tracy Morgan played Busta Rhymes, guest host
Heather Graham played Jewel, and
Jimmy Fallon played David Bowie.
See also