Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charity music concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22 January 2005 , in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake , which had occurred the month before . The concert raised £ 1,248,963 . The concert was , at the time , the biggest charity concert in the United Kingdom since Live Aid over 20 years before , and more than 60,000 fans watched live , with many millions more from around the world viewing the seven-hour-long concert . The main tickets sold out in 3 days ; when a further 1,000 tickets were issued , they sold in 20 minutes
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Tsunami Relief Cardiff