Why do famous Rock stars not have a concert for the UK residents affected by flooding?

Question

Charity starts at home.

Answer 1

Good idea - or they could just donate some of their spare cash!

Answer 2

There probably isn't as big a payoff for them, they like to wait for the big incentives ie massive venue, worldwide media attention and when they have a new album or Greatest Hits to flog... well that's my cynical take on it.
I think the residents will cope however, these things have a way of bringing people together even if the government does what it does best....absolutely nothing.
Someone said that it's mostly covered by insurance and that is true of many but there are always the more unfortunate who have no insurance and will be left with nothing.

Answer 3

My band was talking about doing it but there doesn't seem to be anywhere to send the money to. We play a lot of charity gigs but usually have a publicised charity account to send it to. I guess the more famous bands could pull it off but the whole thing needs to be organised by the government in the sense of a clean up project for it to be easy. More publicity means more money. Just take the McCann thing as an example.

Answer 4

Van Halen - 1988 in New Orleans. the finished stay overall performance replaced into the superb overall performance i've got ever seen a rock band placed on. Eddie jumped for 2 and a 0.5 hours on a similar time as enjoying the guitar and in no way neglected a lick. Black Diamond - KISS(not an album, yet a music)

Answer 5

You`re right ,they could even record a CD to raise funds :-
Blondie - The Tide Is High
Rod Stewart - Sailing
Jimmy Cliffe - Many Rivers To Cross
Boney M - By The Rivers Of Babylon
Tommy Steele - Water Water
etc.

(Sorry if I offended anyone affected by the floods it is unintentional)

Answer 6

In UK, which is subject to heavy flooding most years, if you are unfortunate enough to be a flood victim, you are left to your own devices. In other words, the UK.gov is not going to give you a helping hand. It's all down to insurance.

I have listened to a former flood victim of the terrible floods in East Anglia back in c1952-1953 on the BBC. She told of how her husband managed to save her and her children in the nick of time as the sea floods stormed in across the flat marshland near where she lived.

Asked by the BBC if she received any government help, she replied, no.

Much of London where I live, is potentially subject to serious flooding. In my childhood and youth, flooding in London was quite common. Then we got the Thames Barrier, but even this is not going to stop rising sea levels due to climate change [global warming].

Almost the whole of south London during the time of Chas. Dickens was what he called marsh or bog. If you live there, be ready for a flood. Brixton is a case in point, since it is built in part on an ancient Roman harbour. The name Cold Harbour, as in Cold Harbour Lane, is a dead give away. It means a former Roman harbour, now dried up, but waiting for water. We got a view of that last Friday during a storm when water rushed down Brixton Hill leaving water in the town to a depth of several inches.

Beware! Much of UK is subject to flooding.

Safest places in the event of serious floods are the high ground of Wales, where about 60% of the land is mountain, above 1000 feet from sealevel.

Edit: Nick B above has the right attitude. Yorkshire folk are tough Viking folk and know how to do it for thee sen. Good for them.

Answer 7

Us Yorkshire folk are a tough gritty lot. Did you notice the way everyone responded to the flood. No weeping or wailing despite many losing anything with no insurance. Just an attitude of, 'Ah well its only bricks and mortar, nothing that cant be replaced' And then they cracked on clearing up.
No fuss no bother

Answer 8

It would be a good idea. Wet Wet Wet could get back together, and support Les Gray and co of the 70's group Mud. The Weather Girls could get in on the act, as well as the 70's group Weather Report.

Answer 9

Cause you guys didn't get any press. This is the first time I heard about it, and if people don't know about it, then who's gonna attend a benefit concert.

According to a previous answer, you guys don't seem to need it that much either.

Answer 10

Because they are English, helping them would be seen as racist. And according to the PC mob they don't deserve help, English people just don't count I'm afraid.
When will the people of this country wake up?

Answer 11

Simple answer, there are no large fees available or jets and it's not high profile enough for them to further boost their image, fame and bank balance.

Robbie Williams has his own charity for Stoke and i guess he would do it for us if we suffered this. But he's a one off.