ChildLine Concert

Above is the logo for the 2008 event.

The ChildLine Concert (known in recent years for sponsorship reasons as the Cheerios ChildLine Concert) is an annual pop music charity event which has taken place in Ireland since 1997. As the name suggests the money raised by the concert is donated to the young person's charity, ChildLine and many of the attendants are also children. Past performers include Westlife (who have performed every year since their inception), Robbie Williams, Girls Aloud, McFly, All Saints, Brian McFadden, S Club 7, Blue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 5ive, Sugababes, Busted, Big Brovaz, Samantha Mumba and Boyzone.^[1] To date the event has raised €2.5 million for ChildLine, €280,000 from 2007's event and an expected €400,000 from the 2008 event.^[2] The 2008 event was held at the O₂ in Dublin on 16 December, the first ever concert to take place at the venue.^[3]

History

The first ChildLine Concert was held at the Point Theatre, Dublin in 1997. By 2003 over €1 million had been raised and there had been performances from Robbie Williams, S Club 7, Blue, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Samantha Mumba, Boyzone and All Saints.^[4]

2003 event

Acts who performed at the Point Theatre on 26 January included Samantha Mumba, Sugarbabes, Girls Aloud, Six, Busted, Mankind, Broken Hill and Big Brovaz. Westlife's Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily and Bryan McFadden hosted the event which was televised live on RTÉ Television.^[5] ChildLine received over €200,000.^[6]

2008 event

Enrique Iglesias performed at the 2008 event.

Acts who performed at the O₂ on 16 December included Enrique Iglesias, Boyzone, Shayne Ward, Anastacia^[7] Scouting for Girls, The Script, Alphabeat, The Saturdays, Eoghan Quigg and JLS. The show was hosted by Westlife's Nicky Byrne.^[8][9][10]

2009 event

The 2009 event was held at The O₂ where, Westlife, Alexandra Burke, JLS, Taio Cruz, Cascada, The Saturdays, The Boulevard, The Script + more the event was hosted by Liam McKenna.The event took place on Wednesday, November 18th.

2010 Event

The 2010 event was announced on September 24. It's due to take place at The O2 with acts such as Westlife, Shayne Ward, Jedward, Jason Derulo, The Wanted, Olly Murs, Wonderland plus more to be announced. McFly was added to the line-up on November 9th. Nicky Byrne of Westlife hosted the event this year.

2011 Event

On September 5th, it was announced that the 2011 ChildLine Concert will take place on November 12th at The O2. Hosted once again by Nicky Byrne, this years event will feature Westlife, Jedward, The Wanted, JLS, ManneQuin, Parade and more to be announced.

References

1. ^ "Childline Concert 2008". InDublin. Accessed 13 December 2008.
2. ^ "Childline Concert Line up announced!". ChildLine. Accessed 13 December 2008.
3. ^ "U2 make a point with first O2 show". Irish Independent. 2008-12-10. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/u2-make-a-point-with-first-o2-show-1568801.html. Retrieved 2008-12-10. 
4. ^ "Westlife to headline Childline Concert". RTÉ Mobile. 2002-10-25. http://m.rte.ie/entertainment/news/2002/1025/westlife.html. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
5. ^ "Westlife Host Childline this Sunday...". ShowBiz Ireland. 2003-01-23. http://www.showbiz.ie/news/january03/23-childline01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
6. ^ "Dublin sets date for Childline Concert". BreakingNews.ie. 2002-10-21. http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2002/10/21/story73451.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
7. ^ "2x Cheerios Childline Concert 16th Dec O2 Arena Dublin". eBay. http://cgi.ebay.ie/2x-Cheerios-Childline-Concert-16th-Dec-O2-Arena-Dublin-_W0QQitemZ140282938970QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081119?IMSfp=TL081119124001r16. Retrieved 2008-12-13. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "Cheerios Childline Concert Line-Up". Ireland.com. http://www.ireland.com/goingout/Cheerios_Childline_Concert_LineUp/maxiview.ie?mx_fast_NEWS_entertainment.ie_uuid=S24342_irnewsentertain. Retrieved 2008-09-04. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "Cheerios Childline Concert Line-Up". entertainment.ie. 2008-11-11. http://entertainment.ie/music/music-news-article.asp?NewsID=24342. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
10. ^ *"O2 rocks to the sound of music, Irish Independent, December 17, 2008.

External links

• ChildLine Online