Harvey Goldsmith

Harvey Goldsmith CBE (born 4 March 1946 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English performing arts promoter. He is best known as a promoter of rock concerts, charity concerts, television broadcasts for the Prince's Trust and more recently the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

This article is about the music promoter. For other people with the same last name, see Goldsmith.

Harvey Goldsmith

CBE
Born (1946-03-04) 4 March 1946
Edgware, Middlesex,
England, UK
CitizenshipUK
OccupationPromoter of performing arts
Years active1966-present
Employer(s)Harvey Goldsmith
Entertainments Ltd
Harvey Goldsmith
Productions Ltd
Artiste Management
Productions Ltd
Known forPerforming arts promotions, Live Aid, Live 8
TitleHarvey Goldsmith CBE
WebsiteHarveygoldsmith.com

In 1985, Goldsmith promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London. During early 2007, he appeared on the Channel 4 programme Get Your Act Together with Harvey Goldsmith. In October the same year, he promoted a reunion concert for surviving members of Led Zeppelin in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, which was held at London's O2 Arena.

Goldsmith has produced, managed and promoted shows with many of the world's major artists including Yes, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, the Eagles, Elton John, U2, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Muse, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Bee Gees, Jools Holland, Oasis, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Saxon, Shirley Bassey, Coldplay, Nigel Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft, Ash, Madness, Aswad, David Gray, Scissor Sisters, Van Morrison, Sting, Billy Connolly, and Jeff Beck.

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