Oxfam Tour Blog: 6 March 2009

From WikiColdplay

Coldplay arrives down under!

On the latest leg of their mammoth world tour Coldplay have hit the shores of sunny Australia. First stop was Perth, Western Australia, where the four lads from England were welcomed by thousands of excited fans at Burswood Dome for two nights of crowd pleasing awesome music! Oxfam Australia volunteers were there too. Ready to sing along to the latest Coldplay tunes, and inspire people to support our work on fair trade and Indigenous health equality. Thankyou to each and every one of you who stopped by our stall and signed in support of our campaigns work.

A sizeable hop skip and jump took the Coldplay lads across to the opposite side of the country where they performed for three nights at the Rod Laver Arena in downtown Melbourne. Again, at each concert, we had twenty Oxfam Australia volunteers on the ground chatting to Coldplay fans about fair trade and the Close the Gap – Indigenous health equality campaign. Over the three nights more than 1 800 people signed in support of Oxfam’s campaigns work, what an impressive number! Thanks to all of you out there who have put your name down to support our work for a just world without poverty, your support can really make the world of difference in the lives of millions of people. We will continue to collect the sign-ups and for those of you, who missed the opportunity to sign up at the shows, please visit us and sign up on line.

The Coldplay lads will be on stage in Brisbane later tonight, if you’re heading along to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre keep your eye out for the Oxfam volunteers, swing by, say hello and add your name to our important campaigns work.

As for me, I am hanging out for Coldplay to arrive in my home town of Sydney next week. I’ll be sure to let you know how it goes. VIVA LA VIDA! Cara

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