Powderfinger were active in supporting causes or opposing actions taken in charitable , philanthropic , disaster , and political circumstances . In 1996 , when Crowded House decided to break up , they organised a farewell concert as a charity event for the Sydney Children 's Hospital on 24 November . They approached Powderfinger and fellow Australian acts Custard and You Am I to also appear on the steps of the Sydney Opera House . The charity event , which was recorded and later released as a live album titled '' Farewell to the World '' , was claimed to have the largest Australian live concert audience , with estimates of between 100,000 and 250,000 people . In the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Powderfinger performed at the WaveAid fund-raising concert in Sydney in January 2005 . The disaster killed more than 225,000 people from 11 countries in the area . The total profit from the funds raised from ticket sales and donations was A$ 2,300,000 , however most of this money was spent in the administrative stream with little reaching those affected
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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