first major rock concert held in the city of London. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the institution's music education, Goldsmith was awarded an honorary fellowship from Ravensbourne, the university sector college innovating in digital media and design, in September 2011. Goldsmith chaired the judges' panel for the Editorial Intelligence Awards in October 2011 and became a board member. The Lord Mayor of London honoured Goldsmith with the Freedom of the City in November 2011. In December 2011, Goldsmith was named Event 100 Club's most influential person in the events business. He was also chairman of Ignite in 2011. As part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in May 2012, Goldsmith received The Diamond Award for his contribution to The Arts. July 2012, the University of Brighton presented Goldsmith with an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts. In August 2014, Goldsmith was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. In 2017, Goldsmith staged a world tour for film music composer Hans Zimmer. Concerts featured themes from Gladiator, Interstellar, The Da Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sherlock Holmes, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Lion King, Crimson Tide, Inception, Rain Man, and Driving Miss Daisy. Promotion companies In 1973 he formed Artiste Management Productions Limited, to produce and manage artists in the music industry. In 1976 Harvey Goldsmith Entertainments Limited was formed, which became the UK's leading promoter of concerts and events. In 2002 Harvey Goldsmith Productions was formed to carry on the legacy of leading concert and events promotions. References External links Music Week (2007-12-08) Harvey Goldsmith interview at musicweek.com Finn, Gary and McCann, Paul. The Independent (1999-09-30) Pavarotti tickets always read Harvey Goldsmith at independent.co.uk Kemp, Ed (2008-02-05) Harvey Goldsmith marketing profile at brandrepublic.com English Jews Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Music promoters 1946 births Living people People from Edgware