ReAct Now: Music & Relief

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ReAct Now: Music & Relief was a four-and-a-half-hour-long benefit concert which aired on September 10, 2005. MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, MTVU, VH1 Classic and The N broadcast the concert for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts via the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and America's Second Harvest (which has been changed to Feeding America in 2008). [1]

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Performers and setlists in order [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan. Top Acts Added to 'ReAct Now' Hurricane Special. Billboard . September 6, 2005. Retrieved October 24, 2005.
  2. ↑ "The Kentucky Democrat: ReAct Now Set list". 10 September 2005.
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