– 450,000 spectators saw The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, and others at the largest concert in Canadian history, the SARS Benefit Concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held to prove that the city was safe from SARS. Live 8 (2005) July 2, 2005 – Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organised Live 8, a set of 8 concerts held in 8 cities around the world on the same day – as part of a campaign to persuade the G8 member governments to increase their fight to eradicate poverty in third-world countries. Live Earth (2007) July 7, 2007 – Al Gore inspired and helped organise Live Earth. During its first year, it consisted of a series of concerts held on all seven continents of the planet on the same day. A Billion Hands Concert (2008) December 5, 2008 – Anoushka Shankar and Jethro Tull held A Billion Hands Concert in Mumbai, India. All proceeds from the concert went to victims of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Rockdrive (ongoing) December 11, 2010 – Max Lugavere held Rockdrive for its third year in Los Angeles, California at the Troubadour. Proceeds from the concert went to charities supporting public education, generally the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 2011, the Rockdrive movement was initiated in Nashville and Miami. 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012) December 12, 2012 – 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Proceeds went to the Robin Hood Relief Fund to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. MDA Show of Strength (2012–2014) The former Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, which aired each year every Labor Day weekend, was dramatically reformatted over the course of 2011 and 2012; from the program's founding in 1966 until 2010, the program aired as a traditional long-form telethon over the course of 21 hours. By the time of the 2012 edition, its name was changed to the current moniker, its longtime host was ousted, and its format was reduced to a three-hour benefit concert for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The MDA announced the event's discontinuation in May 2015 in order to focus on other ways to raise support for the organization via mobile and digital media. One Love Manchester (2017) June 4, 2017 – Ariana Grande organised a concert in dedication to the 22 victims killed at her concert that was held on 22 May 2017