July 16, 2025 • 48 secs
Not only was the "Back To The Beginning" event a memorable curtain call for Black Sabbath; it was also the highest-grossing charity concert ever.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Here's what's trending in the world of rock. It's the
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Speaker 2 (00:07):
Not only was back to the beginning event a memorial
curtain call for Black Sabbath, but is also the highest
grossing charity concert ever. The day long gathering of some
of the biggest names in rock raised more than two
hundred million dollars for three charities, surpassing the amount raised
by Fire Aid and Farm Aid combined and doubling the
one hundred million dollars raised by Live Aid. The concert
(00:29):
was attended by forty thousand people in the crowd at
witnessed by another five point eight million online. The money
raise will be distributed equally to Burnham's Children's Hospital, Eightcorn
Children's Hospice, and Cure Parkinson.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Keep listening to iHeartRadio. For more rock news, see one
oh one Rocks
Here's what's trending in the world of rock. It's the
iHeartRadio Rock Report.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Not only was back to the beginning event a memorial
curtain call for Black Sabbath, but is also the highest
grossing charity concert ever. The day long gathering of some
of the biggest names in rock raised more than two
hundred million dollars for three charities, surpassing the amount raised
by Fire Aid and Farm Aid combined and doubling the
one hundred million dollars raised by Live Aid. The concert
(00:29):
was attended by forty thousand people in the crowd at
witnessed by another five point eight million online. The money
raise will be distributed equally to Burnham's Children's Hospital, Eightcorn
Children's Hospice, and Cure Parkinson.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Keep listening to iHeartRadio. For more rock news, see one
oh one Rocks
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